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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What’s your opinion on this scenario: we were at a crowded public garden with our two young kids (4,7). An older child (10-11ish) started talking to our 4yo. “Hey, do you want to see something really cool?”  I was within earshot but far enough away that the boy didn’t see me.  Kids were unsure of whether it was ok to talk to him since he was a stranger. At first I thought he was just a friendly kid, but he wouldn’t let up and my gut said to keep close. He kept pushing them to leave with him, “here, follow me, I’ll show you something cool.”  I didn’t see a parent with him.  Our kids started following this boy into another section of the garden that was away from where I was. I was like wth, and stopped them of course.  I firmly told our kids they are not to leave our sight with another stranger, and my 4yo started crying because he had no idea and then was scared. I was suspicious of the boy especially after he was so persistent in trying to lure them away from me, and also his general demeanor.

Question: 1) would you have been suspicious also? 2) how would you have handled this? 3) how would you frame it to your kids in these types of scenarios on how to act? [/quote]
Your reaction sounds like it could have been a little more gentle, but this is still suspicious AF, and the posters slamming for it are being naive AF.  [/quote]

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