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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is a bigger real threat than stranger abduction is molestation by a friend of the family, school staff, coach, priest or relative.  How do you discuss that with your kids?[/quote]

That is called "good touch," and you don't have to scare your kids but yes, you should be letting them know that no one should be touching their private parts except doctors (when mommy is there) and themselves in the privacy of the bathroom or bedroom by themselves.

Like other PPs, I have taught my son to go to another mommy or a police officer if we get separated. I have told him he cannot ever go off with someone he does not know, no matter what they say to him. "Would you like to see a cute puppy?" "Your mom is in trouble and asked me to pick you up."

I don't think that these things are widespread, but I think the relative harms of a little education about what to expect from the world far outweighs the terrible--if unlikely--price of ignorance.

In general I think it's OK to share this information in a lighthearted matter-of-fact way. Sometimes in the shower I ask my DS is he's washed his penis and he giggles that it tickles and I gently remind him that no one should touch his penis or rear end except a doctor when mommy is there and him in the bathroom or bedroom. It's not like it's a big conversation. It's just trying to give him a sense of a boundary, so that he will know if something is wrong.[/quote]

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