Stranger Danger Danger

The idea of warning kids about 'stranger danger' has become out of favor in recent years. There is the fact that many kids are actually taken by people that they know and the concern that kids aren't very good at recognizing strangers anyway.

The recent report of the lost boy scout avoiding searchers because he was worried that they were strangers highlights another potential stranger danger problem. A well thought out safety plan in situations when you might get separated from your kids seems smarter than ditching stranger danger warnings though. Such a plan would making sure your kids have some kind of ID, with information on how to contact you, having a current picture of your child, a designated meeting place if you become separated, and a discussion of safe places that your child might go if he becomes lost in a crowd.

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