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The Importance of Teaching Your Children About Strangers |
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Anonymous Author (April 2008) |
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This is a topic that is very touchy. The main topic that we need to address as parents to children is Never to talk with strangers NO MATTER what. but as i just bought up in a comment posted here http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/8649/Code-Words-Safeguarding-Your-Child-From-Strangers What is the best way that you would
address this subject? Just saying Don't talk to a stranger isn't enough in a childs eyes. They meet so many strangers on a daily basis. From student teachers to nurses doctors and shop keepers. Mum and Dad put the concep of don't talk to stranger into the childs mind, but here is mum and dad talking to strangers.
I have noticed with this topic that when deciding it is the right time to teach your child about stranges. You cant just say. Don't talk to strangers. You need to step back and look at this subject thougherly. You need to cover all areas, which stranger are bad and which ones are good? Are people dad talks to from work strangers or friends? Is my new teacher a bad stranger or a good stranger? Just saying don't talk to strangers doesn't give children a definative answer.
You have to be clear when teaching your child about strangers. Examples of good strangers may be police officers, Amulance officers, Teachers, Nurses, doctors,.
examples of bad strangers may be people they have never met at the park before, people tehy have never seen on the street.
Be clear as to teach them never go with some one who they have never met before. Just say they get approched while waiting out the front of school by someone they have never met. This person indtroduces them selves to your child as mums friend. The child knows they have not met them so they are not to go with this person under any cercumstances.
I have always made it clear to my children if they haven't been in our house or donnot know where we liv3e or have not met my children with me. Then they are not Mine or there fathers friend.
I could add some steps to finding good techniques on how to teach your child about strangers but i am not going to finish my advice that quickly. I want a broad view on what others think is the correct way and what subjects are best to cover for this advice to be completed. So if you have any ideas as to what techniques you have used and if they where good. Please tell.
I hope this helps
