How do you teach it to an almost 3 year old??? Jordan is so friendly and outgoing sometimes its scary. Incident #1. This past week a friend of ours came over (jordan never met him before) He is tall, hefty, and dark skinned from India. She took to him right away wanting to play. When he was leaving she kept asking "I want to come with you" and following him out the door to his car. She freaked out and started crying when he left without her. Incident #2. A couple days ago our neighbors with their daughters just got home. Jordan went over to their garage and said "I want to sleep over. I want to sleep with you". Um...no Jordan you're too young. Incident #3 that same night. A woman walking her dog went by. Jordan petted the dog and as the woman went walking by she's like "I want to come with you" and started following her down the sidewalk.

Just this week...3 different times...Jordan just wants to pick up and leave with whoever. Makes me never want to take my eyes off her now! I don't want her to be scared of everyone, but I don't want her to be a huge target for predators because she's so nice and asks to go with them! Holy cow not sure why she would even ask that! Usually little kids want to stay with their parents not go with total strangers! I seriously believe she would go with anyone and she'll say "goodbye mom" and I would never see her again. HELP - what can we do?!?!

Hmm, I dunno my neighbor next door is that way too.. What do you say when she is saying that? Like my neighbor they say nothing to him at all ...Just kinda shake their head..Maybe she just needs you to tell her the dangers in a kid friendly way...KWIM?.

I just tell her no she can't go with them, she doesn't know them. I"m not sure what to say really. I don't want to be rude in front of them and be like "jordan don't talk to them they're strangers" or "strangers are bad and they can take you away" i don't want to scare her...

with my neighbors its kinda different since we live in an association, they're right next door, our kids have grown up together, we've known them for years.

Wow I don't know what I would do in that situation. But I can see why you are fearful her friendlyness to other people.

i say just keep preaching the do not talk to strangers...we just always did that so if we were out and someone would say hello they would look at us to see if it was ok to respond..

My kids have been friendly with strangers before but they've never tried to go with someone...I would just keep being consistent with telling her no...they are a stranger

My nephew of the same age was told about the "stranger-danger" message all the time. And so when he got lost in the mall, he hid from people looking for him until he saw familiar faces. He literally took the message, "dont talk to strangers."

Im sure theres an age-appropriate way of telling them about the "stranger-danger" message. Something that will empower them and keep them safe. I know that theres nothing on earth that beats our parental/guardian supervision and attention in helping to keep our children safer.

Our local rec center has a program for teaching older children, but not young ones like Jordan. I guess since she's do young a program wouldn't do anything since she wouldn't really understand it. They referred me to call the police station to see if they have any more info.

We started with Ariel and Clarity really young telling them about strangers and how there are good people and bad people and it's hard to tell the difference so only talk to people you know that mommy and daddy say its okay to talk to... or only talk to them if mommy and daddy are right there with them. Ariel and Clarity knows there is such a thing as a kidnapper that would take them just to hurt them and they could never see us again. Yeah it's scary and I hate that I feel they have to know that... but I want them to be cautious. They arent terrified and still say hi to people.. but I'm hoping they would never go off with someone we didnt know...I dont think so.

I would go to the library and find an age appropriate book on strangers for her and read it for a few days. Then throughout the day ask her about the book....ie: remember what the book said about people mommy does not know, etc.

Thats what i do. If I dont know how to explain aa topic the library is a wealth of information- everything from sharing to strangers. Good luck, thats a tough one.

I searched on ebay and am buying The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers book and video.

the last few days we've been talking to Jordan about strangers. This morning while taking Tyler to camp she said hi to a man (and his kids). I said to her "you don't know him, don't talk to strangers" and she actually said..."strangers will take me away?" I said yes, so you don't talk to people you don't know. It's great that she remembered our talk the last couple days.

I might try that DVD. Libby is way too outgoing as well.