[jalapeno]

Child predators are overwhelmingly male and they like to hang out where kids are. They like to hang out where kids will more likely get lost. They intentionally try to look and act friendly and approachable. I think it very UNLIKELY that a child would pick out a predator if they had to ask someone for help. But what's the point in risking it? It's pretty easy for a kid to make the distinction between man and woman. Not so easy for them to tell a police officer from a security guard. Not so easy for them to tell the difference between a father playing with his kid at the playground and a stranger who's talking to a kid he doesn't know. I think the overwhelming majority of men would get my child back to me safe and sound. But I'll definitely be teaching my kids to look for a woman (mom if possible) if they're lost.