Don't "go" with strangers! Talking to strangers when with someone you know and trust is fine in most cases.

   Don't accept gifts from anyone not specifically OK'd by your parents.

   Don't accept rides from strangers, or even someone you know. Unless your parents have specially said it's OK to go in a car with that person.

   Don't talk to strange people on the other side of schoolyard fence. Go and tell a teacher that a stranger is talking to you, especially if they are asking "any" questions.

   Listen to your parents, because they're teaching you self-defense daily, when they tell you:

• where you should be,
• what time to be home,
• and to go directly home.
  • Parents do this out of love for you.

   Listen to your teachers when they tell you where to go and what to do around school grounds, because that's self-defense, too.

If you have to walk on the public streets, walk in the "middle" of the sidewalk, away from doorways and alley-ways. Face traffic so someone can't drive up from behind and grab you, and always watch for strangers when they approach.

   Don't take "unsafe shortcuts" across parks, etc.

   Get immediate attention of anyone nearby if you feel threatened.

• Yell "FIRE! FIRE!" and NOT "HELP!" because there are many tragic instances where people have run away from those yelling "Help!" but fire is such a threat to everyone that they generally come to at least see what's happening.
• Even break a window, if necessary.
  • Don't be afraid to draw attention to yourself!
  • "The window can be replaced, but you cannot be replaced!!"