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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My only DD is not yet a tween or teen, but we live near a college campus that’s basically her playground so from a very young age it was also an opportunity to talk about safety. We’ve talked about gut feelings, staying in groups, walking alone at night, transit safety, and not leaving drinks unattended. We walk a lot and take transit together so we have signals for when we need to cross the street away from a potentially sketchy situation or hustle off a train car. There are so many lessons that are applicable even to 2nd and 3rd graders that can be added to each year with more developmentally appropriate information.

She was bullied intensely by two boys at school in a way that really mirrors how adult men prey on women, so it was an unfortunate but helpful way to learn about how to manage that kind of behavior, especially when it becomes sneaky and persistent.

I focus not on being afraid of men specifically but on situational awareness. Unfortunately most of the situations she needs to be aware of involve men, but I never said that- she came to the conclusion on her own. She has plenty of decent men in her life so I don’t see it as a problem to teach her that other men are not decent.[/quote]

I hope you got her out of that school.  [/quote]

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