Anyone with children who walk to school without an adult

[sillywoman]

It might be worth giving them a heads-up to be extra careful and vigilant, and maybe to be sure always to walk with a friend?

http://www.hernehillforum.org.uk/news/attempted-abductions

[Sanne Panne]

That's a part of the future I fear (kids still very small): having to find a balance between freedom and supervision. Highly informed freedom = education without scaremongering is the answer I guess. Any advice from those with bigger kids? What approach to education about these things seems to work (read: what does the child seem to listen to and accept depending on age)?

[prickle]

Thanks for this

[minder]

My two girls walk together to secondary school in the morning (a 5 min walk) but not always on the way back.

I've always told them about "stranger danger" but have seen this story about a white van for the past few weeks and it's a worry.

The video fits are pretty clear so let's hope they catch this person quick!

[prickle]

When I mentioned this to my daughter who walk with friends along East Dulwich Grove to Charter, she said that a couple of friends were approached a while ago by a man in a car who slowed down and asked them if they wanted to get in. They sensibly ran away. Not sure if this incident was reported but may be these things happen more often than we think?

[Saffron]

Wow, scary. Kids have such fancy phones these days, it's only a matter of time before some super savvy child snaps their license plate and face. If you've resisted getting a mobile phone for your older children, might this actually be a reason to do so?

[hpsaucey]

HHm - might be remembering wrongly but I'm pretty sure one of my friends mentioned similar warnings being given to parents at Goodrich after a similar incident in the vicinity a couple of months ago.

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