Stranger Danger
From My Northwest, a report of three (apparent) attempts to abduct a child in three different areas in the Puget Sound Region (including outside of two schools including Coe Elementary). Talk to your children about strangers and what to do if they are approached. From the story: The National Child Prevention Council offers these tips for talking with kids about stranger danger: You should also talk to your children about how they should handle dangerous situations. One way is to teach them "No, Go, Yell, Tell." If in a dangerous situations, kids should say no, run away, yell as loud as they can, and tell a trusted adult what happened right away. It's good to practice this in different situations so that your children will feel confident in knowing know what to do. Here are a few possible scenarios: -A nice-looking stranger approaches your child in the park and asks for help finding the stranger's lost dog. -A woman who lives in your neighb...