Stranger Danger (edited updated)

This is something I dreaded happening to any of my children; ever taking sweets from strangers. Kylie did already know she mustn't go off with a stranger and I never had to take it any further until yesterday. I had an appointment at the council, we were sat in the waiting room and there was this oldish guy a few seats up. He seemed a bit strange and his eyes were burning me.

Finally, Iwas called; I grabbed the kid's hands and went in this room. It was only a small room, yet while my back was turned he was at the door taking and kinda playing games with Kylie. She kept opening the door to talk to him. I told her to stop time after time and she refused. I told her you do NOT speak to STRANGERS its DANGEROUS !!! All of a sudden I heard like the noise of a wrapper Kylie had a sweet in her mouth.

'Where did that sweet come from ????'

'The man gave me it mummy, I have one for baby Chloe too.'

Luckily my appointment ended, I said thank you to the guy and left quickly. As soon as I opened the door Kylie went to go over to this guy that had given her the sweet. I quickly grabbed her arm and took the kids outside, I made sure I was in a busy area before stopping. I pulled Kylie aside down to her level.

'OK, sweet spit it out please.'

'NO IT IS MINE!'

'No, honey it's that dangerous strangers and I want the one he gave you for Chloe too.'

She unhappily spat the sweet out and gave me the other which I threw away in front of her. We had a talk; I know, not the right place, but I thought it was important and needed to be resolved immediately.

I told her, 'you must not talk to strangers and you definatly dont take sweets from anyone that isnt your family or friends, unless mummy says its ok. It is very dangerous and you could be taken away from me and I won't know where to find you. You could get hurt while you are with a stranger, so its very important you remeber ok do you understand what im saying to you honey ??'

'No mummy what is a stranger???'

'A stranger is somebody whose name you doin't know and you have never seen them before. Most strangers are actually nice, but you dont know for sure honey, so you have to do as mummy says. As mummy wants you safe, mummy does not like you talking to strangers and it makes mummy real cross when you take sweets from them. Do you understand what I mean now?'

Yes!

Ok test time, is she listening? Does she really understand what I'm saying?

'So who are you not allowed to talk too??'

Strangers, people I do not know.'

'That's brilliant honey and how about sweets - who don't you take sweets from??'

'Strangers silly, you could have asked me that at the same time.'

I was happy that she was listening and understood and we went on home. Ever since, she has been telling everyone that they mustn't talk to strangers so I think it worked.

Luv Emz xxx