Do you tell your kids.....

That is the safe way to protect our children. I think it is good your daughter is hesitant to talk with strangers. There was many different bad incidents already happened so taking some precaution is good for us. Some years back kidnapping kids were very common in this place. Parents were scared and felt uneasy till their kids back from school on everyday. I remember kids were taught not to take any sweets from unknown people on the way to school and back.

Now talking with stranger is really not good you cant teach her she should strong but no problem if she is not talking with strangers. Because now world is not good. But dont leave alone to your daughter near anyone even they are your relatives other than father because the men mind can be change anytime

Now that my kids are adults I'm telling my grandkids not to talk to strangers. When my son was small we had a "safe word" and if anyone ever went up to him that he didn't know he was supposed to ask for the safe word. If they didn't know it he was supposed to go to a teacher if he was at school. Other than school until he was old enough to be out on his own he didn't need it.

Hiya EV., Mine were always told not to speak to strangers which was never easy either as living in a block of flats there are always strangers around anyway. Still I managed to keep an eye on them as most times I was going up and down stairs to see what they were doing. One of mine was always talking to everyone so this one was much tougher to keep an eye on.xxx

As a mum, I do it like you. When my daughter was very little, I always told her like that , don't talk to the strangers, don't accept strangers' things, don't open the door for the strangers if mum and dad are not at home... My daughter did it like she was told. So my daughter never accept the strangers's things, even sometimes when I am aside, when my colleague gives her things, she looked at me and searched answer from my eyes. It's right that we told the child not to talk to strangers, as children can't tell who is good or bad. When she grows up, she will certainly know how to deal with strangers. Have a nice day!

It depends on where u live in and the crime rate in your country. My advise is teach children not to talk to strangers when parents is not around and teach them ways to protect themselves.

Hi... I think it is better not to talk to strangers if the parent is not around. Here i have seen some instances where kids are kidnapped by such strangers so better to stay away from them. And to make them social, parents are enough to hold their hands to social circumstances. have a nice time.

The advice not to talk to strangers is not just applicable to children. Even adults should be taught not to be too familiar with strangers. Even adults need to be told to be careful around strangers. I always advise my children to be careful with strangers and not to talk with strangers. I will just tell them that if they come upon a stranger who asks for their help, they're to refer the stranger to me. Under no circumstances should they follow the stranger anywhere.

I never fail to remind them not to talk to people whom they do not know. And also, I tell them not to just go with anybody who claim to be a friend of their dad or me. Nowadays, some people would really do thinks such as that just to get hold of money.

Hi, When my children were pre schoolers (3+years) we used to tell them not to accept any gifts/ choclates or tofees from anyone whom they see/meet for the first time. My daughter was very talkative (even today she's 15 now) but she used to take my permission before talking to the stangers - as if we were in the park and someone asks her name - she'd come to me and ask me if she should tell them or not... my son is not that outgoing now.

I'm always a stay at home mom of an almost 23 month old and an almost 4 month old baby. My daughter is really good about her gut feelings about people. She doesn't talk to anyone that she doesn't know not even her doctor. How I go about it is if you don't know them don't talk to them unless mommy and daddy tell you it's okay. She isn't old enough to understand it's okay to talk to police officers but for the most part she doesn't talk to anyone that she isn't around all of the time.

That is right definitely,small kids especially in your kids ages should not talk to strangers at all,the society is so complicated so that in order to keep your kids safety,and as for the hesitant of your daughter,I think you no need to worry about that at all,when your daughter grow up she will know how to be active,and actually you also can teach her when she grow up.

well my child is still a baby so i cant tell it yet but i will surely tell him about it in a few years time.. but even now i can see that he is reluctant in strangers that talks to him.. i noticed that he is quite uneasy when someone he does`t know is talking to him.. there are lots of crime that is going on so if my child can understand already i will tell him not to talk to strangers.. it is better to be safe than sorry..