The Safe Side: Stranger Safety

The horror stories in the news and the endless stream of Amber Alerts can terrorize a parent while a child will remain innocent and naive to the concerns we parents have. Stranger safety, as it's referred to in this video, is not presented in a way to scare children. Far better; it teaches them in a fun and easy to understand way. The lessons are never over bearing and more importantly everything easily can lead to some valuable parent/child discussions. All in my entire child finds it fun to watch.

This video talks TO your child and not AT them. It lightly discusses the dangers and uses cleaver and sensible labels such as "Kinda' knows" (people your children learn to trust but need to know the firm boundaries, like their soccer coach). Then there are "Safe side adults" who are adults to be trusted without reservation, like parents. It talks about your safety zone and presents things in a fun green/yellow/red light guide to common daily situations.

I highly recommended this video to any family.