Did you know that there is a 1 in 42 chance that YOUR child will become lost, missing, or abducted? In other words…those are not odds in your favor! To many people have become very complacent about child safety. They seem to have a “It couldn’t happen to my child” attitude. You can believe that if you ask any of the parents of missing children, they thought the same thing. And you can also bet, their attitude has changed significantly.
What can you do, right now, that will dramatically put those odds back in your control? Start using “code words” in your family, today.
Here are the most important basics of using code words. Let’s begin…
Who uses the code word? Other than his/her parents, there should be only one or two relatives or very close, trusted family friends that a child should be taught are “special” enough to trust to pick him/her up from school or some other activity away from home.
When do you use the code word? If you are not able to pick up your child at an agreed upon time, and there is no way for you to contact your child, you should contact the “special person”...