My daughter (4) was at the park with me yesterday. We were alone, it's in the middle of the woods and for some reason I thought it would be the perfect occasion to test her when it comes to safety. We have had the whole "you can't leave with anyone other than mommy or daddy and you always need to come and ask us for permission to go somewhere." and of course the whole "if you're lost you need to reach out to a police officer, a clerk, a security person, etc."Coming back to yesterday, we're talking in the park while I'm swinging her and I have this conversation with her;Me: what do you do if someone says they have candies in the car and will give it to you if you follow them?Emma: ok, I'll go!Me: no!! they might take you. You need to say no and come see mom right away. What do you do if someone tells you they have a cute parrot at home and they want you to go see it?Emma: I say no, I run to you and I throw something bad at them. Me: good! Like what?( hoping she'd say sand)Emma: the candy that I got from the other person who tried to take me.Okay, definitely not what I had expected, BUT I mean, her logic is on point, and I got a good laugh out of it. However, on a more serious topic, how do you approach safety with your kids? Because as much as I don't like to admit it, I'm pretty sure my kids would follow anyone who offer them a cute puppy or colorful candy. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2pOr9IY
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