Okay moms I’m curious as to what age you talk/explain to your kids about people trying to kidnap them or things of that nature. I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about this happening close to where I live. I have a 4.5 and 2 year old who love to be outside. What is the best way to explain it to them so that they understand it.
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My daughters 4 going on 5 so she knows about bad man & not to talk to strangers. To yell, kick & scream if someone grabs her. But I’m not sure what she would actually do in such a situation.
I’ve never hid the truth. The dangers in this world are real and shouldn’t be taken lightly. Just freely talk around the children about it.
Tell them like it is. You don’t recognize someone you run back to me or in the house.
That we don’t know if the bad person is a man or woman and sometimes they will tell you lies to get you to trust them.
I don’t allow my kids to play out front without me. That’s such an easy target for these pedos.
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I have a three and five year old they definitely know. They got out and went next store to play with kiddos. Definitely had explain we DO NOT open front door for anyone always tell an adult and never go out the door without talking to an adult. It’s very scary world
Would suggest teaching them how to be safe in situations, examples stranger danger, as opposed to to telling them bunch of scary things that they likely won’t remember also with 4 year old teach your phone number or a trusted family’s number in emergency, teach how to dial 911
Be honest explain there are bad people who will harm children, you want to keep them safe. You don’t need to go into details at young ages, but they need to learn not to talk to people they don’t know. It is good to set up a safe word, teach them not to even talk to anyone outside of family without the safe word, for example something happens and one of your friends needs to pick them up after school, teach them not to trust the person without the safe word. Teach them not to talk to strangers without you there, or without permission. You can also tell people not to talk to your children without asking you permission.
Tell the truth. The almost 5-year-old would understand maybe not the two-year-old but nonetheless. 
My children knew about “bad people” from an early age. We didn’t go into detail! We had a password - it was a special word we all knew that was multipurpose. We ran pretend scenarios where bad people could lurk, how they might try to seem nice such as helping to find a lost puppy and how to deal with it. Anyone posing as a friend who did not know the password, the children were to run away. We had designated safe people to go to - their teacher, a police officer, another Mummy with young children and various shopkeepers I knew to be safe who were mothers themselves and agreed to the arrangement, just as I was designated safe for their children.
Tell them now and always have a adult outside with them.