Talk to strangers?(bulletins: NEWS ABOUT PREGNANCY, BIRTH & PARENTING)

Publication: Mothering

Bookmark this article Print this article Link to this article Email this article Digg It! Add to del.icio.us RSS

COPYRIGHT 2005 Mothering Magazine

We all know that the "safest" thing to do is to teach our children not to talk to strangers--it's right up there with "Look both ways before crossing a street." But recently, at a talk on African medicine at a festival in New York City in July, Dr. Lee Grotte, MD, presented a different philosophy.

"I could see that people were uncomfortable with this idea at first," Grotte said. "Parents, especially, are used to lecturing their children, 'Don't talk to strangers,' as a way of keeping them safe. But this sort of advice creates a climate of fear, and I believe it is safer...

Read the full article for free courtesy of your local library.