Tips for Preventing Kidnapping in Young Children

Tips for Preventing Kidnapping in young children - One of the issues that has recently been highlighted by various mass media is the kidnapping case that has been increasingly prevalent lately. Say for example the kidnapping case that happened to Raisya Ali, a kindergarten boy.

Many mass media covered the news, so it was not surprising if this case seized a lot of attention and public sympathy. Even a president SBY through TV broadcasts, took time to give a few words to give moral support to the family and asked the kidnapper to return the boy.

Tips for Preventing Kidnapping in Young Children

Of the various cases of kidnapping that occurred, if observed, it turns out that the victims are often children aged under five.

Some things that could be the cause are because of the nature of those who generally do not have prejudice, are easily persuaded or manipulated, and still have many limitations in terms of physical strength, logic of thinking and courage.

If further investigated, it turns out that there are various motives that can underlie these kidnappings, such as economic motives, the struggle for child custody, behavioral disorders, revenge, social, politics, etc.

As a result of the losses that can be experienced by victims and their families from this disaster can vary, such as loss of material, physical disorders, psychological disorders to the loss of the life of one family member.

Imagine how sad the hearts of parents whose children were abducted, if it turns out that when found, children in a state of disability, stress, depression, trauma or even in a state of lifelessness.

By looking at the many consequences of the loss of this disaster, it is important to try ways that can prevent children from being abducted.

Here are some tips that can be used as input to avoid child abduction:

1. Explain to children the importance of being alert to other people, especially to unknown people because there is a possibility that they have bad intentions. This alert attitude, for example, can be taught to children by refusing to be invited to leave or rejecting any gift from others if they have not received permission from their parents, not carelessly allowing strangers to enter the house, not going out alone without an adult who can be responsible for his safety.
2. If you want to invite children to go to a crowded place, teach children not to separate themselves from their parents or caregivers and provide children with knowledge about the location of information officers or security guards, parents' names and telephone numbers and how to easily find parents if they get lost.
3. Equip children with basic techniques of martial arts so they can break away immediately from the kidnapper. Give a kidnapping simulation so that children can find out what actions they should take if someone tries to forcibly kidnap him. For example, by shouting for help, immediately run to the security guard or try to attract the attention of the surrounding people.
4. Parents need to collaborate with the school to jointly prevent the occurrence of kidnapping. For example, by creating a system where the school only allows children to leave school if they have been picked up by people whose identities are in accordance with those given by parents or children have been picked up by their school pickup car.
5. Parents must carefully choose people who are employed at home, especially caregivers and drivers. For example, by checking their identity and credibility with the supplier where we took them or to the employer where they worked before. Do not carelessly ask other people who have not been trusted to pick up children at school. Try to get parents to pick up their own pickups if there are no other people who can be trusted.
6. Parents need to tell their children, if there are people who are suspected of having potential revenge, have had conflicts or compete with businesses so that children can be careful or stay away when they meet these people.
7. Get children to not carelessly provide information about the family, such as parents' habits or schedules, telephone numbers and home addresses to strangers who ask him either directly or by telephone. Because this information is feared to be misused for someone's evil intentions.
8. No matter how busy parents are, try to keep monitoring and communicating with children. For example, by calling children or providing time to hear children's stories about the events they experienced throughout the day. This is needed so that parents can anticipate the possibility of someone who has evil intentions on the child.

Besides the above efforts, one thing that is also very important for us to do is pray to the Almighty so that all of our relatives are protected from kidnapping or other calamities. Because no matter how great our efforts are, it certainly will not work if we do not get His blessing. May God always give us salvation, Amen.