WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW

Then Things Parents Should Know

Develop a password with your children and tell them that, if anyone ever tries to pick them up, that a person must know the password.
Always know where your children are, whom they are with, and when you expect them home.
Make a point of knowing who their friends are, where their friends live, and know their friend's telephone numbers.
Do not allow children to wear their names on T-shirts, lunch boxes, jackets or jewellery in public. A child is likely to respond to anyone who addresses him or her by name.
Do not provide personal information about your children on surveys and questionnaires unless a very good reason is given.
Make sure you are familiar with all baby-sitters. Check their references
Look carefully at your child's clothing each day.
Always accompany your child on door-to-door activities, for example Halloween, school fund raising campaigns, etc.
Always accompany children to the bathroom in a public place, and advise them never to loiter in or around the area.
Create and keep a child identity kit.

This information has been taken from pamphlets available to the public by RCMP and FBI