Talking to strangers also keeps us safe

“Don’t talk to strangers!” 

Possibly the worst advice I have ever gotten.

It’s a phrase most kids hear repeatedly from the moment they start to take their first steps into the world. Adults repeat these four words to kids like a mantra, hoping to keep the potential danger of a predator at bay. It is also one of many phrases we repeat to our kids that makes absolutely no sense in adulthood, especially once you … Read more »