Post by roseinbloom on Sept 5, 2016 18:24:25 GMT -5
Yesterday I heard about the concept of "tricky people" as opposed to "stranger danger" and I really like it. I've been thinking a lot about issues of safety and how to talk about it in age appropriate ways once we can.
Anyone want to share what your biggest safety concerns are, and how you are thinking about addressing them?
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -- Maya Angelou
Yesterday I heard about the concept of "tricky people" as opposed to "stranger danger" and I really like it. I've been thinking a lot about issues of safety and how to talk about it in age appropriate ways once we can.
Anyone want to share what your biggest safety concerns are, and how you are thinking about addressing them?
Yesterday I heard about the concept of "tricky people" as opposed to "stranger danger" and I really like it. I've been thinking a lot about issues of safety and how to talk about it in age appropriate ways once we can.
Anyone want to share what your biggest safety concerns are, and how you are thinking about addressing them?
Tricky people doesn't seem scary enough to me!
It's about understanding that adults who are not safe act tricky as opposed to looking scary, which lots of kids associate with the idea of being scary. Plus, there may be a time when kids need to have strangers help them, so it's about looking at behaviors that make people unsafe and not lumping all strangers into the "bad" category or thinking that you can tell someone is safe because they don't "look" scary.
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -- Maya Angelou
My coworker was telling me about some special she watched on the news about "strangers". The man told the children that he was looking for his dog/dogs and he needed help. Well, each of the kids said OK and wanted to help the man and went with the "stranger". So maybe designating certain family friends as safe and others you must ask parents if it's OK first.
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -- Maya Angelou
Post by roseinbloom on Sept 6, 2016 0:18:46 GMT -5
And while designating "safe" people is not a bad idea, you still need to watch out for subtle red flags your kids might be raising. It's sad how frequently kids are groomed and taken advantage of by people close to the family or even family members.
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -- Maya Angelou
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -- Maya Angelou
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