Stranger Danger
Stranger Danger
Making sure children are aware of the dangers that strangers can present without scaring them is a fine balancing act.
If children are to spend anytime at all out of sight from parents/ carers teaching them about Stranger Danger may give some peace of mind.
Children as young as 3/4 will begin to have some awareness of what Stranger Danger means and will understand what a stranger is and why they shouldn’t trust or go near them.
Many local Police forces offer Stranger Danger courses, and you can always invite your local school liaison Police officer to come and speak to the children. They will talk about risk of attacks or abduction by a stranger and include wider ranging lessons which will include general Health and Safety awareness. Methods used often include role play, games and visual methods, all this will be demonstrated to suit all different age groups.
Teaching children about Stranger Danger
Never go with strangers
Never get into a strangers car
Never play outside after dark
Never take sweets or gifts from a stranger
Never wonder off alone
Never wait alone outside school
Never tall anyone that you are home alone
Never be afraid to say ‘NO’
10 strategies to help keep your child safe.
1) Define Stranger. strangers can be nice people not all strangers are bad.
Strangers are people you do not know.
The easiest way to teach young children is not to talk to strangers at all.
With older children we can go into more details, more questions and answers of what a Dangerous Stranger is. If someone makes your child feel uncomfortable or wont leave them alone they should yell “Stranger” and then run and tell a trusted adult.
2) Practice “what if”.
You can use large places like shopping centres or any other place you may be at to educate your child about what to do if you became separated from each other. You can also agree on an easy to find spot or place.
3) Are there safe strangers
You can point out strangers that your children could seek
help
Making sure children are aware of the dangers that strangers can present without scaring them is a fine balancing act.
If children are to spend anytime at all out of sight from parents/ carers teaching them about Stranger Danger may give some peace of mind.
Children as young as 3/4 will begin to have some awareness of what Stranger Danger means and will understand what a stranger is and why they shouldn’t trust or go near them.
Many local Police forces offer Stranger Danger courses, and you can always invite your local school liaison Police officer to come and speak to the children. They will talk about risk of attacks or abduction by a stranger and include wider ranging lessons which will include general Health and Safety awareness. Methods used often include role play, games and visual methods, all this will be demonstrated to suit all different age groups.
Teaching children about Stranger Danger
Never go with strangers
Never get into a strangers car
Never play outside after dark
Never take sweets or gifts from a stranger
Never wonder off alone
Never wait alone outside school
Never tall anyone that you are home alone
Never be afraid to say ‘NO’
10 strategies to help keep your child safe.
1) Define Stranger. strangers can be nice people not all strangers are bad.
Strangers are people you do not know.
The easiest way to teach young children is not to talk to strangers at all.
With older children we can go into more details, more questions and answers of what a Dangerous Stranger is. If someone makes your child feel uncomfortable or wont leave them alone they should yell “Stranger” and then run and tell a trusted adult.
2) Practice “what if”.
You can use large places like shopping centres or any other place you may be at to educate your child about what to do if you became separated from each other. You can also agree on an easy to find spot or place.
3) Are there safe strangers
You can point out strangers that your children could seek
help