It's mainly a question of awareness. This applies to other things than children. When my son - now 6' 8" tall, was 18, I impressed on him that if he was out - either alone or with his mates, and he saw a woman on her own walking ahead of him, he should cross the road and walk on the other side. It made no difference to him, but would make all the difference in the world to a woman who then realised she was NOT being followed by a scarey giant! |