Child abduction at AMK Hub

[MrsSeah]

SAHM_TAN:

Daddy

Came back from market this morn and there was this little girl in the same lift.

I was wondering how old she was (shld be less than P5)?
Her parents so brave to let her buy breakfast on her own?
But I decided not to talk to her in case I scared her....
:razz:

You still want to talk to her har? :rotflmao:

It's very common for older kids like 10yos to buy things on own. It's just that in the current situation, kids are forced by circumstances to be less independent.

I remember when I was in P3 I would take the feeder bus and visit the public library on my own.

Now I dare not even allow my kids to go to the playground on their own when they are slightly older.

hahahaha... when I am in P3, I take public bus to school and my P1 sister tag along with me (I have to look after her), I take public bus to my parent hawker stall to help out during weekend. I take public bus to swimming pool to swim with my friend (without parent around). Think of it, my parent is REALLY brave that time. LOL!!!

Now my girl is P5, I still haven't let her do what I have done before. :? While I am telling hubby that we should let go my girl abit, so that she can be independent... all this news come out. Haiz.............

[Daddy D]

Exactly lor... I was thinking when we should let go of our kids so they would learn to be more independent and go out on their own... But safety comes to mind.

Now we know what our parents went through when we were young...
Irony.... :razz:

[mgnvr]

There were a lot of elderly neighbors milling around in the neighborhood where I grow up. Everyone knows everyone. My older cousins will bring the younger cousins for fun and games and practise buying things from the mama shop. My children will never get to enjoy what I experienced. My current neighborhood is quiet and filled with foreign workers milling around in the afternoon and evenings.

[mgnvr]

There were a lot of elderly neighbors milling around in the neighborhood where I grow up. Everyone knows everyone. My older cousins will bring the younger cousins for fun and games and practise buying things from the mama shop. My children will never get to enjoy what I experienced. My current neighborhood is quiet and filled with foreign workers milling around in the afternoon and evenings.

[smartmummy]

In P3 my son come home by himself.Now in P4 I go to fetch him up cos the changing house.

When we went for shows I let them in the queue and went for buy something to them.Now think back,very scary.I don’t dare to bring my kids to alone,may ask another friend and go together.

[gladyschan]

educate our children, most important! nobody can do anything then.

[Oppsgal]

Daddy

Came back from market this morn and there was this little girl in the same lift.

I was wondering how old she was (shld be less than P5)?
Her parents so brave to let her buy breakfast on her own?
But I decided not to talk to her in case I scared her....
:razz:

The girl never run out of the lift when stranger come in to share the lift?

[puff]

I tot for older kids the abductor drug them … Thats y the Disneyland case they found the kid unconscious lying on the bench when the park is lock down.

Seriously how to prevent if the abductor can just use a drug handkerchief n cover over the child when he/ she is alone.

[SAHM_TAN]

Don’t leave the child alone

[Imami]

Daddy

Exactly lor... I was thinking when we should let go of our kids so they would learn to be more independent and go out on their own... But safety comes to mind.:razz:

Yup, I have always try to let my child be more independent. Often, I would leave him to jaga the table while I go and queue for food. But he's always within sight, cos I always choose seats right in front of the stall, but a few meters away. I would tell him where I am going and that he cannot run away. he can see me there in the queue and I think it gives him assurance that I am not very far away. Now with amk hub episode, I won't leave him alone in the short run. I can lose my life but I cannot lose my child.