Lesson 185 of 300
Judge adults by their actions rather than their appearance, relationship, uniform, title, friendliness, or familiarity.
Help the child understand that safe adults use respectful, appropriate, open, and protective behaviour. Unsafe behaviour may come from a known or unknown person and may involve secrecy, threats, isolation, boundary violations, inappropriate touching, photography, gifts, or attempts to take the child somewhere without caregiver approval.
"Adult safety is shown through behaviour, not appearance or title. A safe adult protects children, respects body boundaries, explains necessary care, follows caregiver rules, and never asks a child to hide unsafe behaviour. Concerning behaviour includes ignoring no, isolating a child, requesting secret touch or photos, offering gifts for secrecy, using threats, or asking the child to leave without caregiver approval. If an adult behaves this way, say stop when possible, move toward safety, and tell a trusted adult. Keep telling until someone acts. You will not be in trouble. An adult's unsafe behaviour is never the child's fault." DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Use positive safe-behaviour scenes and symbolic concerning-behaviour warnings. Avoid explicit abuse, frightening adults, stranger stereotypes, victim responsibility, or face-based trust games.
Pause, point, name what you notice, and connect the idea to something familiar in your child's day. Repetition, a calm voice, shared attention and dependable care matter more than finishing quickly.