Could a stranger lure your child away?

Even though this is from February, 2012, I think it is interesting. It was on the News at a Houston, Tx TV station.

Since RC covers missing children, I think this is worth posting on RC. It is a 2 page article with video.
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Could a stranger lure your child away?
Kids go with strangers, angry mother steps in

Published On: Feb 06 2012 03:36:00 PM CST
Updated On: Feb 06 2012 11:07:13 PM CST

KPRC (NBC) - Houston, TX

HOUSTON -
Parents teach the idea of stranger danger to children of all ages, but self-defense experts said no child really understands it, no matter what their age.

Jim Baylor is an instructor with the R.A.D. Kids program which offers children ages 5 to 12 a 10-hour course of safety instruction, including stranger danger and abduction-prevention techniques.

So on a sunny Saturday at Donovan Park in the Heights, Baylor helped Local 2 with a test. The mission was to see if a child, given the chance, would walk out of the park with a stranger.

Baylor acted as predator for Local 2's test, while parents Crystal and Ryan along with parents Sara and Brian watched from a hidden area outside the back fence of the park. The parents asked KPRC Local 2 not to use their last names to protect the identity of their children.

Read more and view video:

http://www.click2houston.com/news/Could-a-stranger-lure-your-child-away/-/1735978/8602992/-/fe3myz/-/index.html