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From: Invinc-A-Kid
Sent: June 1, 2007
To: DL, purchaser of AmberWatch

......To all others we recommend printing out the User Guide and carefully studying it a few times before setting up the watch. AmberWatch set-up is not easy or intuitive. Also, it is to be used in an emergency situation. We teach parents and children that it is not a toy.

From: DL, purchaser of AmberWatch
Sent: June 1, 2007
To: Invinc-A-Kid

I'd always been more focused on telling them to just not go to a stranger, but it is good to tell them that if someone does grab them, to be as noisy as possible and focus as much on what to do if they get in such as situation as the basics of not talking to strangers.. I'm afraid I mainly just scared them telling them about the little girl from the UK.

From: Invinc-A-Kid
Sent: June 2, 2007
To: DL

Children get scared when children lose confidence in whom they love and trust (you). You tell them scary stories and they sense that you are terrified, they will "shrink". But if you tell them scary stories and then confidently add what the solutions are, they will thrive, because they see that you believe there are true alternatives. Tell them:........." but you have great advantages over the little girl from UK:

1. Your parents love you very much and will never leave you without an adult supervision
2. You now have alarms which you can immediately activate and be heard by us or other good adults, before anything happens
3. You know how to put up a good fight, with lots of noise, take as much time as you can, and actually, scare your abductor (yeah, kids will love that-scare the bad guy)! Time is his animy, time is your friend.
4. You now know to never give up hope, never believe a lie about your parents not loving you, and never stop thinking how to escape, or call us / or police, at the first chance you get (or ask an adult to do so).

Be calm, think how to help us help you by letting us know where you are, at all times. You will find a way, unlike the little girl in UK. Show them a couple of escape tapes or tell them about kids who escaped. This teen girl dropped pieces of her clothing, so that kadabra dogs can pick up on her scent, and they did. Her life was spared...

There are many great examples and excape stories. Never leave it on a negative note with kids, no matter how bad your story is. Challenge their minds, let them tell you what they would do, correct them and encourage them to be creative. Knowledge is power, you can do it, we can help!

Invinc-A-Kid

From: DL, purchaser of AmberWatch
Sent: June5, 2007
To: Invinc-A-Kid

Thanks, those are really good tips to tell children.

From: Invinc-A-Kid
Sent: June 1, 2007
To: DL

Teaching kids how to use AmberWatch also gives you a good opportunity to talk to them about this topic in general and express:
1. Never get into anyone's car without Mommy or Daddy telling you to do so.
2. Do not fall for any lures to get you do something inappropriate (you can teach them the lures using the 16 lures by professor Ken Wooden, booklet in our store)
3. Do whatever it takes to resist being taken away: run, yell, drop, roll, push, wrap around the abductor's feet... (see techniques in John Halls' KidEscape DVD series sold in our store). Do everything and anything you can, to take as much time as possible and be as loud as possible to others around you. Don't be shy, give it the absolute all you have.
4. If you are ever taken away, don't fear, don't panic, but calmly think what you can do to escape. Who can help you, who can you call (know your phone numbers!). A little girl escaped by jamming the steering column of the abductor's car, another boy escaped by using a safety pin to untie himself, ect. Be very creative. They use restrooms, they go shop for food-- use the time that they are not watching you, very wisely and creatively. The bottom line is, no matter what anyone says, Mom and Dad love you so very much they will always look for you. Don't ever miss a chance to get help from another Mom with kids, from people in uniform, from clerks in stores - ("safe" people), to call police or to call us using any phone you can get a hold of. Be prepared to give as much information as you can on your location and the person you are with, or be prepared to hand the phone to an adult who can call police (or us) and describe it. Never give up, always be collected and think positive. We want to konw hwere you are at all times so we can help.

NK