In the light of the April Jones case I've been thinking about how we educate our DCs about being wary of strangers.
I don?t want them to be fearful when the vast, vast majority of people are decent folk and would never harm a child. But, clearly, it does happen.
Is the old advice of never trust strangers still used? Do they use this in school? (DD1 is nearly 5 and just started school, they?ve not covered this yet). What about when a child gets lost in a public place, are they then scared to ask a stranger for help?
April Jones knew the man they're questioning, so even if she knew not to get in the car with a stranger, perhaps she would still have got in his car.
So, what do you lot do? How do you manage the balance between teaching sensible vigilance and creating paranoia?
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Teaching DCs about "stranger danger"?
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bluebean · 04/10/2012 13:55
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