Friday, May 28, 2010

When I grow up.....

We've been talking about stranger danger lately with Enoch. He's been doing pretty well when strangers talk to him in the store (with me right next to him). He won't reply until I tell him "It's ok, Mamma's right here, you can talk to her" Today we were in the supermarket, and he was all excited as we went down an aisle and there were a few firefighters doing their shopping. As we got closer to them, one of the guys asked Enoch if he would like a sticker. Enoch, of course just stood there and looked at him until I gave him the OK. Throughout the whole store, he was talking about how he wanted to be a 'fiterfighter' and that he will push the blue button to turn on the sirens, ect. As we were driving home, I realized this would be a perfect opportunity to teach him about good strangers. I explained that people who are wearing uniforms are good strangers, and if he ever got lost, it would be OK to find someone in uniform and talk to them. He was silent for awhile and then said, all excited "When I grow up, I wanna wear a uniform. Then I will be a good stranger and you can talk to me."

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