Approached by a man in his 40s, the child had the right reaction when he fled.
This is what parents all dread. Tuesday February 16 at noon, south of Rennes, while walking to the Pont-Péan school, a little boy was reportedly approached by an individual, as reported by the Actu.fr website. The man, in his 40s, allegedly offered to get him into his brown van, a request the child refused. He then fled.
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Since then, vigilance is required and the municipality communicated in a Facebook post to call on its citizens to stay on guard. "Remind your children to never talk to a stranger or follow a stranger", she says, inviting every citizen to report any suspicious behavior to the Bruz gendarmerie.
Strict rules to apply
Although it may scare him, it is important not to avoid conversation with your child. Once he is old enough to understand and even more so if he has to travel alone, the rule of order is never to get in the car of someone he does not know, under any circumstances.
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For those times when someone picks him up from school “on your behalf”, agree on a secret word to be confirmed by the person in question to be sure of his identity. Finally, the child's first name must not be written on his bag in full view, otherwise it will give an ill-intentioned person the opportunity to call him by his first name, and therefore gain his trust more easily. .