This week’s Mrs. McVeigh’s Manners Themes of the Week are Tricky People/Stranger Danger and Bullies.

Ask your child the following questions about Tricky People/Stranger Danger:

• What is a tricky person?

• People we do not know.
• People who look nice and normal.
• People we should stay away from.
• People we should run away from if they try to talk to us when we are not with an adult, such as our parents.
• If we get lost, what should we do?
• Look for the person who is handling the money (cashier, check-out person).
• Look for a mom that looks like one of the moms that we are usually around.
• DO NOT go with a man or someone that we do not know!

Ask your child the following questions about How to Stop a Bully:

• If someone is being mean to you, should you act or look scared?
  • NO! Look confident.
• If someone is bullying you, should be stay close to an adult, or move away from adults.
  • Stay close to adults. Bullies do not like getting in trouble.
• If you cannot get rid of a bully, what should you do?
  • Get your friends to stick close to you.
  • Tell your parents and ask for their help.