![]() ![]() Russell: I think that was right because she's right. Yes, they were all strangers, none of them were trying to abduct her and I thought, ugh, everything I was trying to do, I just messed up. O'Brien: Well, I had that problem, I told my daughter all about strangers and we're walking down the street in New York City on our way to school and she's saying a stranger, a stranger. A stranger could be a man, a woman, a child, but when we say can a stranger be nice? They say oh no. We found in working with kids that they usually answer the questions really well. Also, be clear, make sure your children are clear on who a stranger is. If they have a bad feeling about this person and something seems wrong, they need to trust it and do something about it. But one of the first things with strangers is trust their instincts. Children are much more at risk from people that they know than from strangers. Russell: Well, first thing is, I think it's good for parents to know that stranger abductions are really not common. O'Brien: So if a stranger approaches you, what should she do, scream and run? And I think what scares them more is that they don't have an answer to that situation. Because kids, even at 6, they're hearing the stories on the news, they get scared. You just sort of say, if this happens, here is what you do. Russell: I think you can start really young with kids, and pretty much present the information to them very matter of factually, the way you would any other safety information, like how to, to what to do in case of a fire. And yet I feel like she's the perfect age to understand a little bit about how to be safe. She's 6 years old and I don't want to scare her, talking about kidnapping and someone holding a child. O'Brien: When I was on my way here, my daughter said what story are you going to cover? And I didn't know how much to tell her. CNN's Soledad O'Brien recently spoke with personal safety expert Francine Russell outside the suspect's apartment to learn how kids can stay safe. Louis pizzeria manager has been charged with kidnapping two boys, one of whom was held captive for more than four years. ![]() KIRKWOOD, Missouri (CNN) - A suburban St. ![]()
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