Uhlenhuth, Karen.
Lessons to Keep Kids Safe. / Karen Uhlenhuth. - Knight-Ridder, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 8. Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Lessons to Keep Kids Safe, April 1, 2001; pp. G1.
"As Americans become less and less acquainted with one another, parents and others teaching children how to be safe in the world are redefining the very term 'stranger.' Researchers have documented a dramatic decline in the last 40 years in how much people trust others. Now, when the American Red Cross teaches latchkey children how to be alone safely, it warns that strangers are not just people they've never met before. A stranger, they're told, is someone your parents haven't told you it's OK to go with. A stranger could be a neighbor or the friendly checker at the grocery store." (KANSAS CITY STAR) This article examines the redefinition of the word "stranger" as parents grow more concerned about their childrens' safety.
1522-3213;
Child sexual abuse.
Children--Crimes against.
Children and strangers.
Crime prevention.
Safety education.
AC1.S5
050
Lessons to Keep Kids Safe. / Karen Uhlenhuth. - Knight-Ridder, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 8. Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Lessons to Keep Kids Safe, April 1, 2001; pp. G1.
"As Americans become less and less acquainted with one another, parents and others teaching children how to be safe in the world are redefining the very term 'stranger.' Researchers have documented a dramatic decline in the last 40 years in how much people trust others. Now, when the American Red Cross teaches latchkey children how to be alone safely, it warns that strangers are not just people they've never met before. A stranger, they're told, is someone your parents haven't told you it's OK to go with. A stranger could be a neighbor or the friendly checker at the grocery store." (KANSAS CITY STAR) This article examines the redefinition of the word "stranger" as parents grow more concerned about their childrens' safety.
1522-3213;
Child sexual abuse.
Children--Crimes against.
Children and strangers.
Crime prevention.
Safety education.
AC1.S5
050