Don’t Talk To Strangers

We always tell our kids not to talk to strangers, but do they actually know who a stranger is?  Surely, they’ll answer it is someone he doesn’t know, but sometimes it won’t be a stranger who will lure your child.  It could be someone he’s already familiar with.  So instead of reminding kids “Don’t talk to strangers,” it’s more apt to teach them to watch out for dangerous adult behaviors.  Here are some of them.

*  When an adult or older kid offers him anything without asking your permission – candies, pets, treats, photographs, rides on bikes or motorcycles, etc.

*  When an adult or older kid asks for his help without asking your permission such as approaching a car to give directions, picking something up from an injured person, doing yard work, mailing a letter, looking for a lost pet, etc.

*  When an adult or older kids asks him to keep a secret.

*  When an adult or older kid touches his private parts or vice versa or somebody else’s.

Carefully explain these pointers to your child.  The above-mentioned acts are signs for kids to step back, yell and run away.  Attracting attention will help in bringing someone to his rescue.

source: GH