Reassure kids that it's OK to tell you even if the person made them promise not to or threatened them in some way. Always ask permission from a parent to leave the house, yard, or play area or to go into someone's home.
Keep these other tips in mind: Make sure younger kids know their names, address, phone number including area code, and who to call in case of an emergency. Review how to use or a local emergency number. Discuss what to do if they get lost in a public place or store — most places have emergency procedures for handling lost kids.
Remind them that they should never go to the parking lot to look for you. Instruct kids to ask a cashier for help or stand near the registers or front of the building away from the doors. Point out the homes of friends around the neighborhood where your kids can go in case of trouble. Be sure your kids know whose cars they may ride in and whose they may not.
Teach them to move away from any car that pulls up beside them and is driven by a stranger, even if that person looks lost or confused. Develop code words for caregivers other than mom or dad, and remind your kids never to tell anyone the code word.
Teach them not to ride with anyone they don't know or with anyone who doesn't know the code word. If your kids are old enough to stay home alone , make sure they keep the door locked and never tell anyone who knocks or calls they are home alone. There is no benefit to you in making them angry, nervous or violent. Despite your undignified situation, you should do what you can to appear dignified and to build up a relationship with your kidnapper.
Don't insult or disagree with them. Be empathetic. There are sound psychological reasons for this: it will be harder for your abductor to harm you if you make yourself more "human" and establish some kind of bond with them.
To this end, ask for small favours: a glass of water, something to eat, a newspaper. While you're establishing this bond, however, you must be constantly observant. Make a mental note of the route the kidnappers have taken - even if you're blindfolded, you can keep a tally of the left and right turns you've taken and count the time taken between them.
When you reach the place you're being held, be hyper alert. Where are the potential exits? Are there any obstacles? How many abductors do you have? What is their routine? Are they armed? Do they seem fit?
Is their mental state volatile? These are all questions that can help you plan an escape attempt. The more intel you have, the higher your chances of success. It might be really hard, but once you're taken captive, try to dig deep within yourself to find your composure. Try to hold onto your dignity, rather than crying hysterically or begging for them to let you go. That will make you seem more human in your kidnappers' eyes, which may make them less likely to kill you.
Don't be belligerent or uncooperative. If you antagonize your captors, they may be more likely to attack or even kill you. Try to connect with your kidnappers, but don't pretend to support them. It can help to talk to your kidnappers about universal subjects, like families, your hobbies, or sports. However, don't go so far as to try to befriend your captors or defend their cause.
They're likely to see this as a ruse, which could anger them. During conversations with your captors, avoid the subject of politics or religion, especially if you are being held by terrorists.
Observe as much of your environment as you can. While you're in captivity, pay attention to every detail. This might include how many people are holding you, their physical descriptions, and any exits in the place you're being held. You might spot something that helps you escape, or you might be able to provide authorities with key information that will lead them to your captors after you're rescued. For instance, if you hear a lot of traffic, you'll know that you might be able to find help if you can just escape the building.
Other details to notice about your captors might include their accents, their names or aliases, and who seems to be in charge. If they seem to follow the same routine each day, make note of that as well.
Do not admit to accusations if you're interrogated. In some cases, you might be taken hostage or abducted because your captors believe that you have information they could use for political or personal gain. No matter what they do, do not divulge any information that can be used against you. For instance, you might answer questions about your line of work without divulging your company's bank account numbers. Find a way to communicate if there are other captives.
If you're taken hostage as part of a group, or if you discover that your captives have also abducted others, try to set up some way to communicate. However, avoid speaking openly amongst yourselves in front of your captors, as they may separate, restrain, or even kill some members of the group in an attempt to subdue everyone.
It may be helpful to set up a code word in case the opportunity to escape arises. Prepare yourself to be held for a long time. Depending on the situation, you may be held for only a few hours, but you might be there for days, months, or even years. As you begin to adjust to your situation, try to develop a daily schedule, tracking time by outside cues like birds chirping, temperature changes in the room, or even your guards' activities. Try to use flexing exercises like planks and squats to keep your muscles strong.
Many of these can be adapted to work even if you have a very small range of movement. Meditation or prayer can be a good way to keep yourself mentally strong while you're being held. Fortunately, the longer your captors hold you, the more your chances of survival increase.
Wait to be rescued unless you are sure you can escape safely. If you're in captivity, you're most likely to be killed if your captors discover you trying to escape.
If you see an opportunity to escape and you're absolutely sure it can work, take it. However, if that's not the case, bide your time. Similarly, if you gain access to a phone, only try to dial emergency services if you're sure you can do it unnoticed.
An exception to waiting for rescue is if you believe your captors are planning to kill you. For instance, if they suddenly stop feeding you or if they seem very nervous or scared, your life may be in danger, and you should find any way out you can.
Follow the authorities' directions if you're rescued. If you're found by the authorities, there will likely be several chaotic moments where they have to determine who's a kidnapper and who's a victim. For your safety, get low to the ground with your hands behind your head or crossed in front of your chest. Don't run, and don't make any sudden movements.
Allow them to do this, then let them know that you've been abducted. See a doctor for medical attention as soon as possible. Since then, hundreds of kidnaps have spawned sensational news stories, and the basic model has been given umpteen refinements.
The youngest-ever victim was month-old Charles Lindbergh III, son of the aviator who won international fame in for making the first solo flight across the Atlantic.
The oldest before Aparecida Schunk, at 67, broke the record would probably have been Queen Victoria - if the plans of a gang of Salford-based Irish militants had come off in They intended to seize her at Balmoral Castle, and keep her imprisoned in a 'shabby cottage' until the government released Republican prisoners in Britain and Ireland.
But the plot was discovered, armed police began patrolling trains to Scotland and the plotters wisely abandoned their project. Other noisome prisons have included boxes, closets, caves and open woodland. Nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, the son of a well-to-do lumberman, was kidnapped in May in Tacoma, Washington, and spent a miserable few days either in the boot of his kidnappers' car or in a freshly dug hole in the ground, surrounded by poisonous lizards and covered by a lid of tar paper.
Even worse was the plight of Barbara Mackle, 20, daughter of a rich Florida property developer, who was buried alive in a fibreglass box fitted with an air pump and plastic hoses that reached the surface, along with some food, sedative-laced water and a battery-powered lamp.
She was found after three days and lived to write a memoir, 83 Hours 'Til Dawn. Ransom demands vary widely, as if no two kidnappers can agree on how to compute the value of a human life or how much a millionaire might feel like paying. There are, after all, no rules. When Ian Ball climbed into a royal limousine in the Mall in March and attempted to kidnap Princess Anne , he told her: 'I want you to come with me for a day or two, because I want two million.
Will you get out of the car? To expedite matters, they cut off one of John Paul's ears and posted it to a Rome newspaper. The Getty family creaked into action. The boy was finally released in December The most ridiculous ransom demand came only weeks later, when, in February , Patty Hearst, the year-old granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst - the early 20th century's leading newspaper-and-movie mogul - was kidnapped in Berkeley, California.
Her captors were a tinpot urban-guerrilla collective called the Symbionese Liberation Army SLA , which hoped to use the leverage of Patty Hearst's family to spring two SLA members convicted of murder from prison. But, in a farcical twist, the SLA declared the food substandard and refused to let Patty go. She famously made friends with the SLA and joined them in bank heists.
It was a version of Stockholm Syndrome, a term coined in when four bank employees in the Swedish capital forged close ties with the robbers holding them hostage. Perhaps the most touching example of this condition was seen in the case of Mary McElroy, 25, daughter of a judge in Kansas City, Missouri. On 27 May , Mary was enjoying a bubble bath when four masked men, led by former convict Walter McGee and his brother George, broke into her house.
Instead of panicking, Mary chaffed the men about whether they'd allow her to get dressed. But when her abductors appeared in court, her behaviour suggested a woman more beguiled than wronged. She said she couldn't identify the men and insisted they had treated her well and brought her flowers. Mary knew that McGee, if found guilty, would be hanged. She felt, in consequence, like a potential murderer, and one with a tendresse for her victim.
Unable to cope with her conflicted feelings, she ran away from home, to be discovered the next day hiding - rather aptly - in the town of Normal, Illinois.
When Walter McGee was sentenced to death, she pleaded for his life 'and for my own peace of mind'.
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