She insists there's a better way to teach your kids to stay safe. As a child, most of us were taught by our parents about "stranger danger." We were told from a young age to be aware of our ...

Stranger danger, the slick rhyming phrase that first appeared in the 1960s, is just about perfect for fearmongering. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tells us that 115 children, ...

Parents should stop teaching kids to fear all strangers. For parents, teaching kids how to navigate the world safely is scary, but necessary. One of those lessons, especially for younger kids, is ...

Teaching kids how to stay safe without making them afraid of the world around them is a balancing act that many parents struggle to get right. From simple lessons like looking both ways before ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Megan Hall says her 3-year-old son Hudson is so friendly that he assumes everyone he meets is already a friend She hopes the ...

When many of us were kids, safety talks boiled down to two simple words: “Stranger Danger.” Parents drilled it into us that strangers were the ultimate threat—creepy men in vans, suspicious adults at ...

This video features a social experiment designed to raise awareness about stranger danger and child safety in public spaces.

All this week we have been looking back at the career of our colleague and friend . Andy of course covered many high-profile ...

As the parent of young children in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was a phrase bantered around that was meant to keep children safe. The phrase was “stranger danger.” It was used by parents on ...

Teaching children how to keep safe is becoming increasingly challenging for households across Australia. However, one woman has suggested we look away from the term ‘stranger danger’ and trade it in ...