February 10th, 2012, 08:30 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,133
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Wow, we saw this on the news last night. How scary...... This was how little Adam Walsh (America's Most Wanted... John Walsh's son) was kidnapped in the 80's.
When I taught, our school counselor presented lessons to young children about how to react to threats from strangers. She used puppets and role playing with the kids. I observed her teach one of these "lures" lessons. It was done in a way that didn't frighten the children but empowered them to respond to threatening situations. The kids would role play screaming if a stranger tried to abduct them. The rest of the kids would applaud for the loudest screams. It really does help.
My DS was approached by someone in a car.....right in our neighborhood. He remembered the lessons and didn't go near the car. He ran straight home. Another time, my ex lost both boys in a huge suburban mall. Tula's dad was only four but my older son was eight and had had the lures training. He stayed with his little brother and found a mall cop as soon as he could. Thank God ...
Stranger awareness training is taught in many elementary schools now. It really makes a difference.
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Kathi, Tula's grandma 
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