Separation anxiety does not always affect the child – it often affects the parents even more. With children being the targets of criminals, parents can stress, especially if their children have to travel to and from school by themselves.
Teach them to stay safe, by following these hints:
• They must always walk to or from school with a friend or friends. Stick to streets they know and never take short cuts through quiet areas or empty parking lots.
• If they get picked up at school, they should never leave the premises but always wait inside the school-grounds for their lift to arrive.
• They must never get into a stranger’s car; even if the stranger claims that someone they love is hurt and that they are supposed to pick them up. Remind them that you would never send someone they don’t know to fetch them.
• If a stranger approaches them, they should not talk to them no matter how friendly they may seem. If someone tries to grab them, they need to fight, kick and scream that the person is not their mom or dad.
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