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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Holy overthinking. First and last name.[/quote]

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This.  Put the label inside if you have safety concerns.  But I don't think of my kid's first and last name as "private" information.  It doesn't take a genius to figure out a child's name, so if your kids are going to get kidnapped that very specific and unlikely way, it will probably happen without a clothing label helping it.[/quote]

It’s not unlikely. It is a known tactic. [/quote]
It's a tactic, but not a common one. The most common lures are offering a ride, offering candy or sweets, asking the child questions, offering money, and using an animal.

From NCMEC, the only people who really analyze this data: http://www.missingkids.org/theissues/nonfamily#bythenumbers [/quote]

Oh my goodness, are you stupid? Don’t you think that having a child’s name  available to a potential abductor might only enhance these other tactics? Anyway, whatever. Put your child at risk. Go for it. Stick a big label with his first name on his backpack so everybody knows that that is his first and last name.  You do you.  I personally am going to not do that in order to minimize the risk. And, I hope some other parents have read this thread and also learned something about the potential danger that that presents. [/quote]
I think you've had too much coffee today. I'm simply responding to your claim that it's "not unlikely." According to the statistics, it's actually not that common. It's fine to encourage people to minimize risks, but there's no need to use fear-mongering in your approach.[/quote]

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