The Safety of Your Child...

Children and teenagers, don't have the judgement and experience of adults. It's up to us parents to take precautions to ensure the safety of our children. There really are people out there who want your children. The motive is usually sexual or ritual. Rarely are children taken because the kidnapper wants to love and care for the child.
Strangers are not the only threat, you need to be cautious about people you and your child already know. Majority of child abuse is by someone the child already trusts, a relative, neighbor, even a teacher or someone else in authority. 
Does your child have friends you don't know? You may consider them strangers, but does your child? Take an interest, are there adults or even older children who greet your child regularly, perhaps on the route to school. Your child may consider this no longer a .
 Don't close your eyes to the danger. There really are people out there who want your children.

Here are some general precautions to take.

• When in public, always keep your young child in sight.
• Never leave very young children unattended.
• Know your babysitter.
• Never send a young child out alone at night to run an errand or purchase some item you need.
• Never leave young children in game areas in stores, fast food or shopping centers while you go shopping
• Don't leave the ignition or the engine of your car running-while you attend to some business. 
• Let them or you pick their toys when they are done playing with them to prevent accident from happening
• Make sure you buy right toys for specific age group.
• Put nylon/ polythene bags away from them and tell them the dangers.

Warn your child about people who will tell them that they were sent by his father or that they were sent by their mother to pic them from school.
Tell them everyday, listen to them and love them. don't take what ever they say as child's talk.

The safety of your child is in your hands.