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Health Tip: Talk to Kids About Strangers
By LadyLively on April 4, 2014
It’s important to teach children about personal safety and dealing with strangers in a way that is informative but not frightening.
The University of Michigan Health System offers these tips:
- Instead of talking in generalities, such as telling a child never to talk to a stranger, be more specific. If a child is lost and needs help, the child should understand exactly what to do.
- Explain that the child should never accept anything from a stranger.
- Teach a child to never go near a stranger’s car, even for a split second.
- Explain to the child to never offer an adult help, such as in finding a pet.
- A stranger should never be allowed to take a child’s picture.
- Even if a stranger knows the child’s name, it does not mean the person is to be trusted.
- Explain that even people that a child recognizes, such as the mail carrier or newspaper deliverer, are still to be treated as strangers.
- A child should never go with someone who says he is a police officer and shows a badge.
Source: HealthDay
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