Ask your school principal or PTA what references are available through the school. You ask yourself, as a parent, whether you are doing all you can to keep your children safe. Tougher laws may help, but parents and children will always have to bear the greatest responsibility for their own protection. Most cases of abduction or abuse involve someone the child knows, a family member or a neighbor. Scaring a child, talking about the awful things that can happen, is definitely the wrong thing to do.
Fear can be counter-productive, possibly even harmful.
A good safety program will provide a child with important information and skills. It will teach a child to trust his or her own feelings. It will teach a child that he or she is a special person and deserves to feel safe. A young child should know his or her full name and address including city and state, and phone number. A six-year old should know his or her area code.