I have a very sociable soon to be 4 year old. Whilst I love that she is confident enough to talk to everyone it’s also starting to worry me. I would add here my eyes are on her at all times, however I have a baby and my eyes sometimes dart from one to the other and regardless as she’s starting school in September I think it’s time for her to greater understand about strangers and boundaries etc.
Currently we have only touched on safety when out and about. At soft play and the playground we say when we go in “whatever happens don’t leave the playground”...:I’ve said even if your daddy or auntie for example are outside the playground you ask mummy first before stepping a foot out.
An example of today, she asked adults at soft play to high five her after she went down slide and when another mother tickled her own child wanted her to tickle her too.
I’ve explained that she never should ask strangers to touch her- when she asked why I said because you don’t know who’s a nice person (only thing that came to my head).
All advice and suggestions welcome!