Sunday, November 29, 2009

Promiser & Friendly



The seventh stranger is called the Promiser. This stranger tells the child. “I promise I will not hurt you. I promise I’ll take you back to your family soon.” The Promiser promises the child many things to lure them into going with them. Because children believe adults when they promise something and believe that they will keep their promise, the child will feel comfortable going with this stranger. We must remind our children to never believe a stranger even if they promise something that sounds really great. Children need to know that people they don’t know should never promise them anything or even talk to them if their parents are not with them. The Promiser is another very tricky stranger that is a master at kidnapping children. It is super important that we teach our children about this type of stranger as well and do everything we can to keep our children safe and protected.


The eighth stranger is the Friendly stranger. This stranger is very friendly with the child and appears to be the kindest, sweetest person that the child can trust. The Friendly stranger may even begin complimenting the child and helping the child find his/her parents or toy aisle at the store. This stranger even appears to be innocent, clean, and presentable and extremely unsuspicious. Everything about this type of stranger says that they are kid-friendly and trustworthy. The Friendly stranger is also a master at capturing children and making them feel very comfortable, therefore, the child trusts them. We need to always remind our children that no matter what a stranger looks like or acts like, that they are to never go anywhere with them or tell them anything about themselves unless a parent is with them. Remind your kids that a stranger can be a male or female, young or old, mean looking or kind looking; a stranger is anyone that the child does not know or that their parents do not know. Let’s continue to fight hard to keep our children educated, safe, and protected from strangers that do not have our child’s best interests in mind.



Check out this website for more information on how to talk to your kids about stranger danger:

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