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The horrific death of Leiby Kletzky has parents wondering how in the world they can protect their children — especially when they’re out on their own. Experts say “Don’t talk to strangers” doesn’t cut it anymore.
The No. 1 mistake parents make is focusing on “stranger danger.”
Many children envision a “stranger” as a mean, ugly person, when in fact dangerous abductors can be good-looking and charming, [Nancy McBride, national safety director for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children] said.
Leiby “got totally discombobulated,” she said. “The person he sought out wasn’t in any way frightening to him.”
In the vast majority of cases, children are abducted by someone they know.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lodkytMyI71qf5y35o1_400.jpg)
The horrific death of Leiby Kletzky has parents wondering how in the world they can protect their children — especially when they’re out on their own. Experts say “Don’t talk to strangers” doesn’t cut it anymore.
The No. 1 mistake parents make is focusing on “stranger danger.”
Many children envision a “stranger” as a mean, ugly person, when in fact dangerous abductors can be good-looking and charming, [Nancy McBride, national safety director for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children] said.
Leiby “got totally discombobulated,” she said. “The person he sought out wasn’t in any way frightening to him.”
In the vast majority of cases, children are abducted by someone they know.
