stranger danger

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online We are NOT always PROTECTED!

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 21 Mar 17

Your privacy is what really matters. Many people who use social media enjoy sharing and what they share to friends and followers often times more than you might expect, get shared with people who are NOT YOUR FRIENDS and are NOT...

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Stranger Danger! "Not interested, what do you not understand"?

Michelle @infatuatedbby (94909) • United States 16 Feb 17

I am currently on myLot while my boyfriend & dad works on the fence out in front. Randomly a man comes up and greets to propose a question about "windows". Clearly we have remodeled our windows already yet he questions if we are...

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Keeping your personal life private on social media

Pat Z Anthony @PatZAnthony (14749) • Charlotte, North Carolina 19 Sep 16

Some may have read yet another warning online today about keeping our personal life private on social media sites. Too many share locations and family details, including photos. We should not mention where children attend...

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As a child have you ever been offered a ride by a stranger?

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 28 Mar 16

If you have at one time in your childhood been walking home from school or the library or a friend's house and been offered a ride by a complete stranger, did you get in and risk your life by taking a ride by a stranger you never...

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Stranger Danger.

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 24 Mar 16

A man with a cell phone camera is standing in the parking lot. This man sees a little boy and starts taking pics of him. The man sees a little girl and starts taking pics of her. These are students, elementary students, getting...

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Protect your children - pass it on!

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4262) • Oxford, England 12 Jan 16

My cousin in America just posted this true story and I thought I should share. "A stranger approached an 8 year old girl and asked her to come with him. He told her that her mum had sent him to pick her up. The girl asked the...

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My son is very nervous of strangers

ShannyBananny @shaggin (74987) • United States 19 Nov 15

My son is very nervous of strangers. I never taught him to be that way. Cautious yes but not as nervous as he is! If a stranger talks to him he usually won't answer them even when I am with him and tell him it is okay to respond....

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bothers me but not her

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 16 Sep 10

So my kids like to play with the neighbor girl who is the same age as my middle. The other day they were over there playing in their drive way... all 3 of mine. Wich is typically not big deal as they are between here and there a...

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taking candy from strangers.....

mama_bear @mama_bear (1118) • Canada 16 Sep 09

so mylotters, my favorite time of year is coming up, my version of christmas. i am talking about halloween. ahhhh yes. i love all thing halloween, the outfits, the general revelry. now my question is thus.....all our lives our...

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Friendly with children... Call the police!

TLChimes @TLChimes (4822) • United States 21 Feb 09

A lot of parents go on alert when "strangers" or acquaintances become friendly with their kids. I understand why. The world is scary and so are the people in it. But we can't just teach the kids to ignore everyone but the...

protecting the kids

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Talking to kids about stranger danger

makingpots @makingpots (11915) • United States 4 Dec 08

How do you discuss the topic of stranger danger with your children? I am learning that many parents take the reality route and actually scare their children into believing that all strangers could be intending them harm. My...

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Is it becoming too dangerous to sell lemonade?

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 18 Jun 08

When I was a kid, setting up a lemonade stand was a typical way for kids to cool off and make a few pennies while learning about being industrious and working for what you want. But nowadays, is it safe? If I were Dominique...

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Strange Danger.... Not just for children....But for grownups also....I was

Feona1962 @Feona1962 (7526) • United States 1 Jul 07

walking to the park with my grandsons. It had started to rain...This white van pulls up next to me and wants to know if I wanted a ride..I told him no and he says, "all of you will fit in the van..I was like, no thank you, my...

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Stranger Danger

LilyoftheThorns @LilyoftheThorns (12918) • United States 22 Apr 07

I have taken it upon myself to teach my nieces the importance of 'stranger danger.' They are 4 and 6 now. I've taught them how to spot a cop, firemen, or someone else that can help them during a bad situation. I have taught them...

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What Is The Appropriate Age To Discuss "Stranger Danger" With Your Children?

gadget_kat @gadget_kat (412) • United States 19 Apr 07

My 2 daughters take the school bus home. The bus lets them off 3 blocks from our house. I meet them at the bus stop and walk them home. My daughters are 6 and 7 years old. My husband has suggested that, to gain some independence,...

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