You want to arm them with the information of things that could happen. You don't want to scare your child. You want to ensure that they'll do the right things. The child wants to make as much noise and create as much diversion as possible so that other people in the area will want to know what is going on. Finally, McArthur says one of the best things we can instill in our children is trust in their own instincts.
Children have very good instinct.
They should trust that feeling in their gut that tells them if something is safe or not. We describe it as that feeling in your tummy that gives you butterflies if something isn't right. Adapted from The Parent Report Radio Show. For more information please review Terms of Service. Stranger Danger - Street Proofing Kids Post your views about this article.