| Can you think of anything that is more important to | | | | understand the situation. |
| you than the safety and protection of your children? | | | | 3.) Parents just assume their children are safe in a |
| Probably not. As parents, we need to take all the | | | | crowd. |
| steps we possibly can to provide our children all the | | | | Your children are not safe in a crowd. In fact, a crowd |
| protection we can. In only a moment, a child can be | | | | is one of the prime places for a predator to prey on |
| lost forever. There are steps you can take to increase | | | | children. In a crowd, a criminal can approach a child and |
| the safety of your child, and there is a powerful and | | | | make an abduction seem as a normal activity, what |
| amazing modern Global Positioning System (GPS) | | | | with all the noise, commotion, and distraction cover that |
| technology available from AMBER ALERT GPS LLC | | | | a crowd provides. A child can be kidnapped or |
| that can help keep your child safe all the time. | | | | abducted in plain sight in a crowd. |
| *** The 4 BIGGEST ERRORS Parents Make That | | | | In a crowd, stay together. Keep your child with you |
| Put Their Children at Risk *** | | | | everywhere you go. If you try on clothes at a store, |
| These errors only increase the risk of abduction of | | | | then bring the child with you to the dressing room. Don't |
| children. | | | | let the child wait for you in the store, and don't trust a |
| Four Child Protection Errors: | | | | store clerk to be able to watch over your child for you. |
| 1.) Parents don't allow their children to scream. | | | | Go with your child to the bathroom, regardless of |
| Usually, parents teach their children to be quiet and not | | | | gender. Find a restroom where you can be alone with |
| to cause a commotion in public. We don't want our | | | | your child. This may not be easy, but being familiar with |
| children to misbehave and disrupt others nearby. | | | | the places you shop or frequent can make this easier. |
| A child's scream is his or her first line of defense. If a | | | | Scout ahead and be prepared. |
| predator is trying to abduct or harm your child, a good, | | | | 4.) Parents who are afraid to advertise that their |
| loud, fearful scream from your child can stop the | | | | children are protected. |
| criminal dead in his tracks. Even with predators, a child's | | | | Just as you may have "Beware of Dog" or "Security |
| scream is unnerving. Your child's fearful scream will be | | | | Alarm" signs or stickers on your property to warn |
| heard by you and other responsible adults nearby. An | | | | people of a dog, or to let crooks know you have a |
| "I need help!" type of scream will be heard and acted | | | | security service monitoring your home, so should you |
| on. | | | | advertise your child too is protected. Even if your |
| Teach your child that when he or she needs to, when | | | | "Security Alarm" sign is a fake, it still can scare off |
| they are afraid of a person or situation, then a good, | | | | intruders because it's easier for them to move on to |
| loud, scream is allowed. Tell your child to trust his or | | | | property where the security is definitely not present, |
| her gut instinct and scream. Tell your child that | | | | rather than risk being caught at your property. |
| screaming can save his or her life, practice a scream | | | | Russell Thornton of Amber Alert GPS LLC explains: |
| with your child that sends out the message of "HELP"! | | | | "When Amber Alert GPS LLC was founded, we |
| 2.) The parents are afraid to speak up. | | | | received comments to the effect that predators will |
| It is a very common experience for parents to have | | | | simply find the GPS device and remove it after the |
| their child disappear from sight for a few minutes. No | | | | abduction. We were told that we should hide the fact |
| doubt the parents themselves performed this | | | | that our child has such a device on their person. We've |
| disappearing act on their parents once, or more times. | | | | put a lot of thought and research into this. That is why |
| It happens. | | | | we take the "BEWARE OF BIG, MEAN, HIGH TECH |
| The mistake is holding back and not asking for help. | | | | DOG" sign approach. Although the GPS device is small |
| Parents must be bold in the early minutes when a child | | | | and has no logo on it, we encourage parents to display |
| is missing. | | | | an Amber Alert GPS sticker on their backpacks, |
| RAISE YOUR VOICE! Approach the supermarket or | | | | notebooks etc. We want all predators to feel the |
| shopping mall, or other location's staff and have them | | | | potential risk - perceived or real. Knowing that the child |
| use their intercom system to blast out an | | | | can be tracked and is being monitored at all times will |
| announcement about your missing child. Ask others | | | | spoil many such attempts." |
| nearby to help find your child. Don't be shy about this, | | | | You can find security alarm stickers at stores (Radio |
| the faster you call these techniques into your service, | | | | Shack has carried them), buy some and display them |
| the faster you will find your missing child. The more | | | | on your home and property. Whether true or false, |
| eyes and ears out there looking for your child, the | | | | they can ward off intruders. |
| better. | | | | You can use the Amber Alert GPS child tracking |
| Don't be afraid of making a false alarm. Your child's | | | | device to provide safety and security for your child all |
| safety is the only thing to worry about. Others will | | | | the time. |