{"id":67288,"date":"2023-09-12T14:59:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=67288"},"modified":"2023-09-12T14:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:59:40","slug":"the-simple-stranger-danger-tip-that-saved-11-year-old-from-horrific-ordeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/lifestyle\/the-simple-stranger-danger-tip-that-saved-11-year-old-from-horrific-ordeal\/","title":{"rendered":"The simple stranger danger tip that saved 11-year-old from horrific ordeal"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Sheriff has praised parents who use a unique and innovative hack to keep their children safe around strangers.<\/p>\n
A worst nightmare for parents across the US is their child being approached and potentially abducted or harmed by dangerous strangers.<\/p>\n
A recent incident near a park just outside Phoenix, Arizona, serves as a disturbing reminder of this danger.<\/p>\n
An 11-year-old girl was hanging out with a friend near the park when they encountered an unfamiliar man in a white SUV.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Read more <\/strong> Parents warned as man in van ‘tries to abduct children’ outside school[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This stranger claimed that the girl\u2019s brother had been involved in a serious accident and that her parents had instructed him to pick her up.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, the quick-witted young girl used a potentially life-saving strategy that would prove whether the man was telling the truth or not.<\/p>\n She asked him a crucial question: “Do you know the ‘code word’?”<\/p>\n Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb told USA Today: \u201dKudos to the parents of this child for having a code word and talking … to their children about stranger danger.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> <\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n \u201cWe hope by putting this out, it will encourage parents to have that conversation and create a plan with their children, so they know what to do if they are in that situation.”<\/p>\n This use of a “safe word” or “password” system is a practice also endorsed by The Morcombe Foundation, an organisation established by the family of Daniel Morcombe, who disappeared from the Sunshine Coast at the age of 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n The foundation advocates for several preventive measures, including maintaining a list of five trusted adults, establishing a family password, refraining from sharing personal information, staying vigilant, and avoiding solitary excursions.\u00a0<\/p>\n These strategies collectively empower children and their families to navigate the world with greater safety and awareness.<\/p>\n Follow our social media accounts here on\u00a0facebook.com\/ExpressUSNews\u00a0and\u00a0@expressusnews<\/strong><\/p>\n
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