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Teaching children only about stranger danger is confusing and misleading since most of us as adults speak with strangers regularly. Can you remember the last time you went to the grocery store and didn't speak with the clerk at the check out counter? The stranger danger mixed message leads children into believing that if someone they know is touching them in an inappropriate area then it may be okay because they are not a stranger. The "Stranger danger" myth leads kids into believing that the only person who could touch them inappropriately is the one eyed stranger lurking behind the bushes. Take necessary precautions to prevent child abductions but be sure that you're well aware that most childhood sexual abuse happens with someone whom the child has an established relationship. Often, the offender is a person in a position of authority or trust.

For Parents and Guardians
Kidsave	Kidsave's Child Protection with Child Identification Child Safety Registry archives YOUR child's ID info and photos
Polly Klaas® Foundation	The Polly Klaas® Foundation Missing Child Center If you have a missing child emergency, click here.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children	National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) The Nation's Resource Center for Child Protection 1-800-THE-LOST
Teen Chat Decoder	Teen Chat Decoder - "Teen Speak" Translator Made Easy!
ID The Creep	ID The Creep - Game
Missing and Exploited Kids	Missing and Exploited Kids - How to talk to your kids
Virtual Global Taskforce	The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) is made up of police forces from around the world working together to fight online child abuse
INHOPE	INHOPE is the International Association of Internet Hotlines and was founded in 1999 under the EC Safer Internet Action Plan. The INHOPE Association exists to facilitate co-operation between Internet Hotline providers. Its mission is to eliminate child pornography from the Internet and protect young people from harmful and illegal uses of the Internet.
National Alert Registry	The National Alert Registry nationwide database of nearly 500,000 registered sex offender records
For Kids and Teens
NetSmartz	NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource to teach kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet.
Missing and Exploited Kids	Interactive Safety Quizzes
	Internet Safety Tips for Teens
	Internet Safety Tips for Kids
	Safety Publications for Kids and Teens
Mcgruff
Safekids
For Educators
Guidelines for Programs to Reduce Child Victimization
For Communities
Code Adam
AMBER Alert
Polly Klaas

Kidsave's Child Protection with Child Identification

Child Safety Registry archives YOUR child's ID info and photos