You can teach your children to be safe without scaring them. You just need to know how. Young people are at risk of abuse even in very safe communities like ours. Prevention is the key and there are simple and effective ways of teaching children to protect themselves from abuse.
Most abuse happens with people children know and trust.
Anyone can be a child molester - a neighbor, a relative, a family friend, a youth group leader, a teacher, even another child. For play, teasing or affection, I decide whether I get touched or not. Touch or other behavior for healh or safety is not always a choice, but also should never have to be a secret. Anything that bothers me should not have to be a secret. If I have a problem, I need to tell an adult I trust and keep on telling until I get help.