Do you tell your children that people could kidnap them?
@SusanShayAvon (1003)
United States
January 6, 2009 1:07pm CST
I started this discussion in mother for all the mothers to answer. Do you tell your children that there is a possibility that someone could kidnap them? Do they know things that could happen to children in this society? Sometimes children like to try to run off and ever since mine were born I have always told them to stay with them or someone could take them. I have always told them that there are people out there that will take little kids and that they are not nice people. I know that some people will not agree but I feel like it is better to tell them and be honest. I just wanted to ask and see if there are any other mothers that tell their children this. Most of the time it is better to be honest about it so they can be aware. So does your chidren know that if they run off someone might take them?
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@lisa0502 (1724)
• Canada
6 Jan 09
Of course I have told my kids this. I have also explained that if someone that they do not know approaches them they are to run to the nearest adult they know and tell. Or if it came down to it run and yell fire. Peoples heads will turn then. There is too much risk for kids not to be prepared.
@SusanShayAvon (1003)
• United States
6 Jan 09
The fire idea is a real good idea cause you are right people will look. My Mother told my daughter to scream "You aren't my Mommy get away. I am being kidnapped." and to poke them in the eyeballs!! I feel the same way that there is way to much risk for them not to be prepared.They need to know or otherwise a stranger could come pick them up and then they don't have a clue what is going on.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
6 Jan 09
Yes, we tell them. I'm not so worried about the girls but my boy has autism and I'm not always certain how much he understands!
@baileycows (3665)
• United States
6 Jan 09
yes, I tell my daughter all the time so she will know to be aware and scream. I also tell her though so she will stay close to me. She tends to wander off without knowing it and I try to keep her conscious. I don't really want to scare her, but I want her to be aware of what could happen.
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
6 Jan 09
Well... I don't have kids. yet. But when i was little, my parents often told me something like that. I know that it was wrong and I don't want to do that to my kid when I have one.
I think telling the kid that something bad would happen if they violating the guidelines or some rules, is okay. But threatening them with something that isn't there is not good. Not only we taught them of lying but we also give the traumatic experiences for them.
I might tell them that there were kidnappers around and if they don't want to get kidnapped, it would be better for them to stay at home or at school before being picked up. I think it would be better for them to see the world not as the bad place to live when they were little. They would learn in time about the cruel society.
