When did you have the"stranger/danger" conversation?

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DD has just turned 3 and started nursery recently. She bought a Winnie the Pooh book home with her that talked about how you shouldn't speak to/ go off with people you don't know. Also how you should tell someone if a stranger "touches you".
Is it just me or is she a little young to be worrying about this sort of thing? She is never left with people she dousn't know. I was going to wait a bit longer to have this conversation with her.I realise it needs to be discussed but just want her to be a carefree little girl a bit longer.

When did you talk about this with your little ones?

I guess there's a risk of scaring them if you tell them too early and there's not point if they won't know what you're saying.

My DS (nearly 3) wouldn't understand if I chatted in detail about strangers but yesterday I told him he had to stay with daddy at the soft play centre in case he got lost or someone else tried to take him home. He looked a bit serious and said "ok mummy".

But you're right, if they're never left, it seems reasonable to wait a bit until they understand what your'e telling them.

The first thing I made sure DD knew was our address in case she got lost and how to find a shop assistant and to not leave the shop if she got split up from me when out shopping. I thought that was far more likely to happen than someone try and snatch her.