Well, I think in this day and age there is no such thing as being too careful or too overprotective.
Children of all ages are snatched and lured, every day~
Just this summer, my 15 yr old and 13 yr old sons walked to the store in broad daylight.
Walking home with their food they noticed 2 boys following them, so my boys cut through the park.
The other 2 boys caught up with them and grabbed their food and started hitting my younger son.
When my older son went to his rescue one boy pulled and held a knife on him and had to watch his younger brother get kicked in the head.
My son stuck his hand in his pocket and hit a random number, calling their brother 10 miles away who then called me saying he only heard fighting and screaming.
The worst part?
There were adults at the park and my sons were screaming to them for help and not one person came to them!
The police have not done anything either and we know where one of the boys lives because they both ran into a house near the park!
Please trust me when I say children are not safe alone anywhere at any age.
I have a relative in prison right now.
Never take your eyes off your children!!!
Even those you are sure you can trust to babysit......
BE CAREFUL!
It's a sad world.