While waiting for our pizza the other night Audrie was engaging with the other customers. Smiling, talking, sitting next to and just being cute. They were a tad busy so there had been three or four people who sat next to us on the bench. The last lady looked at her funny and I commented about her being friendly. She piped up with she did not want to encourage her talking to strangers.
That is not me or how I parent. I don't want the little kids living in a world of fear of people they don't know. If you never talk to people you don't know then how do you meet anyone new? How do you ask anyone for help? How do you learn things from others. I think we can teach caution without fear.
Statistics show that stranger danger isn't the bigger deal. You are more likely to be hurt by someone you know, most likely in your family. So hopefully I can instill a sense of the world that is great because of all the people in it, but with a healthy dose of reality that not everyone is great. And we will keep talking about situations that might warrant caution and Nana will keep her eyes open.
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