IMAGINE
You look out into the backyard
where your daughter was playing just a moment ago....
You don't see her anywhere. You call out for her, but she doesn't
answer.
Or
Your son left an hour ago to walk three blocks to his best friend's house for dinner....
His friend's mother calls you. Your son never arrived.
Or
You are at the ballpark with your son.
You go to the refreshment stand for a hotdog....
You take your eyes off him for a few seconds to pay. When you turn back,
he's gone.
Or
You are waiting at the bus stop for your five-year-old to return from Kindergarten....
The bus arrives and unloads. Your child is not on the bus.
Or
Any one of the Over One Million similar
situations that occur each year.
In this moment of crisis, would you know what to do?
It's every parents worst nightmare, and it's just happened to you. Who do you call first?
Should
you go out looking? Or, is it better to just stay at home and wait?
When a child turns up missing, time is
critical. Knowing what to do, and when to do
it,can mean the difference
between finding that child alive or dead, (or not at all).
What's
more, if only you had taken just ten to fifteen minutes to discuss preventative
safety with your child beforehand,
he (or she) would probably never become missing
in the first place.
Sure, this information is frightening, but it's also true. Pretending that these things
don't
happen is not the way to protect your children, but educating them is. Using
prevention and security through education
1st, the highest level of identification 2nd,
and the most efficient organized recovery system 3rd.
CHILD SHIELD, U.S.A.
IS
THE ONLY ANSWER.
If you don't have Child Shield, U.S.A., you simply haven't done
everything possible to keep your child safe.