Christmas Day Amber Alert
In horror, we all watched the Amber alerts Christmas afternoon on freeway signs and on TV.
I recalled a conversation with one of our nannies earlier this month. She had been at a park with her charges along with several mothers and their children. She noticed a man who didn’t seem to have any child attached to him, talking with the five-year-old girl she cared for full time. She immediately called 911, and before the mothers realized what was happening, the police were escorting him out of the playground in handcuffs. ”What just happened?” they asked her. He was a Level 2 registered sex offender.
We recently updated our Child Safety Quiz that every nanny takes when they come in for an interview to include questions about the dangers of internet safety and abduction. We invite our families to take advantage of several internet child safety quizzes designed for children, their families and caregivers.
Internet Safety Quiz: http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=714
Abduction Safety: http://pediatrics.about.com/od/missingkids/Child_Abduction_and_Missing_Kids.htm
For the Children’s Sake,
Beth Weise
Posted on December 28, 2009 Filed Under Nanny Industry
1 Comment
This man had his two puppies with him, running loose in the playground area, it gave him access to all the kids, because they swarmed him and the dogs. Kids love animals and are always curious. My gut churned as I kept an eagle eye on him, but then he approached my charge, and started talking about how pretty she was and how she must be so good at gymnastics, because she was so good at the monkey bars. Instead of approaching him myself, I called PD and to my shock, he WAS a sex offender. You have to key in to the most subtle signs….you never know who is around. I never trust anyone at the playground or the park, and I always keep watch and listen to my gut instincts. He never knew who called the Police on him, not that I would care. : )