Stranger danger

latest stranger danger news and features

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  Children more at risk from internet than traditional 'stranger danger', says NSPCC

  Apr 18th, 2013

  Instead of parents worrying about their children playing out in the street, they should be more...

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  Stop freaking us out - the world is not more dangerous for our children

  "It's common knowledge that the world is a dangerous place," declared the email I received the...

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  The Taking Care Project: Should children of four be taught 'stranger danger'?

  It seems that nowadays this notion of 'stranger danger' has been taken much further, and in more...

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  Outdoor play: Why should children be turfed outside to shiver in a downpour for hours?

  Jan 20th, 2012

  Modern children aren’t playing outside enough, and if we don’t peel them away from TV screens and...

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  Should I let my 10-year-old walk to school alone?

  My son has just turned ten and is in year five. He keeps asking if he can start walking to school...

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  Should my ten-year-old walk to school alone?

  May 2nd, 2011

  PA Got a parenting problem? Parentdish's new agony aunt, Liat Hughes Joshi, (parenting writer ...

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  Half of men wouldn't help a child - for fear of being branded a paedophile

  Aug 3rd, 2010

  Nearly fifty per cent of men in the UK would be too scared to help a child in trouble – ...

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