Child abduction rates are down 40% in America over the last 25 years and abduction by strangers accounts for only 0.3% of all missing children nationwide. But that's hardly much comfort to the parents of roughly 100 children who are kidnapped randomly every year. Make your kids wear their bike helmets get them vaccinated don't let them stand up in the bath or ever leave them unattended by the pool. Have your emergency contact information updated. Teach them what to do in all types of situations. Don't ignore your own instincts or tell yourself you're crazy for thinking this might be worth a trip to the doctor or phone call to the teacher.