"In 2002, the US Department of Justice reports that the total number of missing children almost reached 800,000.  What was interesting in the report was that only a very small percentage—less than 5%–fell prey to suspects unknown to the victims.  This is extremely alarming because it shows that advising kids to simply not talk to strangers won’t protect them at all since predators anticipate this and are likely to befriend children before staging their attack." - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

These are tips that I have taught my kids, so I am glad that I am doing something right. - Shevonne

We do not have a rule about talking to strangers. If she does get separated from us somehow the people able to help her will most likely be strangers. As the article points out, the idea of a childnapper jumping out of the bushes is essentially a myth, other dangers are more likely. - DGentry