Child safety experts now recommend teaching the concept of “tricky people” — and for good reason.
Growing up, your parents likely told you not to talk to strangers and to be wary of people you don’t know who might try to lure you away and harm you — also known as “stranger danger.”
We need to make it clear that it’s not just people they don’t know who might be unsafe. Adults they do know — a relative, a coach, a neighbor, a family friend — can be tricky people, too. The “tricky people” concept puts more focus on strange behavior than it does on fearing strangers altogether. This kind of language gives your child more agency. Fitzgerald also recommends teaching kids about what to do rather than only teaching them what When you’re in public, teach your child that they need to check in with you “before running off with someone else to see or do something new,” Fitzgerald said. “Even if it’s the
Another important point to stress: Tell your kids that we do not keep secrets from parents , “especially if it’s about a secret touch or a secret gift,” Fitzgerald said. Kate Schweitzer wrote for Chicago Parent
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