Hi all,
DD is turning 3 in a few months and she's a very confident and outgoing child. This works great for her in the playground and nursery with other kids, but she seems to be very trusting and communicative with adults as well - including complete strangers. She will engage with a complete stranger without hesitation if they address her... and sometimes she'll address them!
For example, we were queuing in a store and she addressed a woman in front of us and started a conversation. Now, we're trying to teach her that people don't always enjoy being addressed by unknown children/adults etc. but my worry is that she's one of the kids that I can easily see trusting someone with ill intentions - just because they stopped to chat with her.
She is obviously never-ever alone but I am wondering when is the right time to start having conversations about stranger-danger with her? I want her to be more cautious but at the same time - I really don't want to undermine her confidence and I am not sure she can comprehend any finesse there at this age.