Apply cool water to area of burn.

According to that logic I'm a man in a creepy bugs bunny suit.

*looks at profile picture* Holy Mother of God!!!!!! Now I'm really afraid to use the public rest rooms.

who better than a child himself to know about "kids these days"

Guys, what if he has that Justin Bieber disease? The one where he looks like he's 13 even though he's....I don't know how old Beiber is but you get the jist.

no.

She essentially got the cops called on her parent cause she didn't get ice cream. No she is very much not a good child.

Excellent idea. OP (or the girl's mom) should read "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" to her every night until she gets why it's wrong to cause false alarms like this. That girl is a little brat.

Make sure it is the version of the boy who cried wolf, where he gets eaten. Jeez she needs to learn how to be loyal to the one who raises her

I took that the child was sort of being a brat in a sense. I was raised, if I pulled that shit that'd be the last time I pulled it. Loving family, just would not condone that bull.

hope not.

except by 4 years old, they could have been going to day care, starting kindergarten, so is a valid age to teach them. oh, and accidents happens. kids wander off. you cant always control them. and why not start teaching them at a younger age? what age is acceptable then?

The Op says nothing about being out of sight the kid was just angry at the OP for not getting ice cream and trying to get back at them.

So I take it your parents had you on a leash.

Kids play in their front yards all the time in their own neighborhoods or they're at playgrounds or local pools. Sadly, even with hyper-vigilant parents, there's plenty of opportunities for kids to interact with strangers. I've had white and asian kids rush up and hug my legs thinking I was their dad, all because I had the same color jeans on and they didn't bother to look high enough up to see that they didn't know me. Causes some embarrassment in the supermarket. Had I been a pedophile, it would have been easy to quickly walk off before anyone realized what was happening. Your kid is never too young to be aware. Just use an age appropriate explanation.

just... wow.

seriously what world are you living in ?? have you not heard of all the stories of crimials taking kids out of there own yards, or prams or schools !!! Kids need to be taught stranger danger because they are young and gullible , and if someone offers them candy they will take it . you cant watch a kid 24/7 that is why they are taught so they know.

That's right, they're STORIES. Not true. Stranger abduction of children has not increased even one percent since the 1950s -- that's FBI statistics, folks. The increase is in funny uncles (and other relatives), neighborhood creeps, and deadbeat moms/dads. Don't like FBI stats? Think about your own experience, or your friends'. Anytime a kid you know got touched funny, was it a stranger in a van cruising around just hoping to get lucky, or was somebody you or your friend already knew? For every "Hey kid, want some candy" creeps, there's 20 creepy uncles.

Sorry, edit: The vast majority *of those who kidnap kids* are noncustodial moms/dads. The majority of those who touch them funny are creepy uncles (and other relatives) and neighborhood weirdos. In neither case is it total strangers.

117, did you seriously just say, "The FBI has said stranger abduction hasn't raised at all in decades, so you never have to worry about it again." Really?