Super Duper Safety School: Safety Rules For Kids & Grown-Ups!

My boys love this book. And my friends children also love it. So for 6 kids, this book is a "thumbs up".I think it is an EXCELLENT choice for parents who want their kids to be aware that there are evil people in the world but might not know how to talk about it. It's so cleverly written; my 4 year old loves rules so this is right up his alley. It discusses all the taboo subjects that are embarrassing and awkward to talk about for most of us. I am a psychiatrist and I understand that uncomfortable feeling you get when you have to talk about something that could be embarrassing.I am impressed enough with it that I honestly feel anyone who walks out of a hospital with a baby should have this as mandatory reading. Child abuse is so ugly and scars a lifetime.

If you love reading books to your kids and teaching your children through reading books, this book is the perfect addition to your home library! I have two girls, 5 and 8 and this book was an incredible addition to our homeschooling curriculum. Teaching my children who is safe and who is not is pretty difficult since they are neurodivergent and social skills like trust are a little difficult to teach when you don't want them to fear everything. This book offered an idea that I had never even thought of - if you are lost in a grocery store or anywhere.. FIND A MOM WITH KIDS! Absolutely huge! You might not think that is something significant but I do. Seriously add this to your library! No matter the age of your children!!

My oldest child just turned 4 and I really had to have a solid safety talk with her. My research led me to the concept of “tricky people” vs strangers, and it just makes so much more sense. I only touched upon this topic with her once in a while, and I noticed the stranger danger concept confused her. It confused me. I didn’t know how to answer certain questions in a way that made it clear to her.My daughter loves this book. It uses language she understands and is interested in. I almost love it more for myself. I had no idea how to approach this topic in a way that would be helpful for her to understand when a situation is not right. It’s taught me language to use and how to address questions she has following the “the rules” described in the book. I finally have the confidence to be able to talk to her about this awful topic. I can confidently answer her questions without confusing her.I had trouble finding books that were age appropriate. Some books are a little much with what they talk about. This book had the perfect balance of a loud and clear message with age appropriate images and language. She loves to role play scenrarios in the book or new ones, and we talk about how she responded.I will 100 percent use this for my son when he is older. This book is absolutely necessary for all children.

This book is really excellent. Started reading it with my 6yo when she was @ 2.5, and we periodically review the safety rules in it. Covers things I wouldn't have even thought to discuss and wisely frames the conversation around "tricky" people - who might smile and seem nice and who they may even know a little bit (like a neighbor) - vs. "strangers." Covers everything from what to do if you get lost to the importance of body autonomy. I will say it is a little wordy for smaller kids, but the parent can easily choose to just covers a few rules or pages at a time or read selectively on each page to give them the gist but hold their attention span. When the book arrived, I was doubtful about the quality of the content because the book is so floppy and thin (not the sturdiest) and the illustrations are a little basic, BUT it does such a great job on these issues- it is literally a reminder not to judge a book by it's cover (ironically further bringing home the point of the book!) I think it is critical that every parent read this with their kids.

This book is great. I have recommended it countless times to other parents, and calling predators “tricky people” was the wording I never realized I needed. It’s the perfect way to reinforce to my kid that predators are people who make choices and deliberately try to fool other adults from seeing those choices by telling kids to keep secrets. I knew how crucial it was to impart this information to my child (having been the victim of “tricky people” myself) but not knowing how to do it in a way that wouldn’t create fear of everyone. This book was the perfect solution. In Dutch culture, parents choose to train children how to survive risks instead of avoiding them (early swimming lessons, how to safely ride bikes in traffic, etc), and this book really reminded me of that mentality: “Here’s the risk, here’s what to do if you encounter that risk, and it’s never your fault if you’re exposed to this risk.” I wish I could personally thank the author/publisher for putting this together.

This book covers a lot of very important information. It is easy to read and understand for my two small kids - 4 & 6. However, I do not agree with the motivations in the book “now you can be a big boss too!”. It does not work with my kids because I have very intentionally raised them to be what they want to be and to avoid punishment and praise. Funnily the punishment/praise cycle can so easily be contorted by a predator to groom children. So I don’t know why the authors are trying to use the same tool. There are other, better books to warn of child predation than this one IMO. This book is not for the kids to read to themselves. It is a book for a close trusted adult to read to them and discuss with them as they go.

This is one of several books being used by my granddaughter’s school to learn about life skills. I wanted to reinforce the messages offered in the books, so I purchased them for my granddaughters to have at home to read with mommy and daddy, or to consider on their own. As a retired English teacher, I recommend them.

This is a great book and my almost 4 year old daughter really gets the idea of tricky people. It makes sense to her and she has retained the information well. Good colourful pictures help too. It's by an American writer so has a few cheesy phrases, but the logic behind not telling children to avoid talking to 'strangers' is sensible because they see us as adults doing this every day. The book teaches children how to identify 'tricky people' which is far more useful to them.

Very impressed with the lessons in the book and how it is written

Sensible rules which replace the outdated and frankly terrifying 'stranger danger' advice of old. It teaches kids to remain friendly but alert to their own discomfort if the rules are at risk of being broken. Simple and non-threatening.

I was so glad to have this to be able to talk to my 3 and 5 year olds about stranger danger and what to do if they get lost. The ‘tricky adults’ are stereotypical and they could have shown a variety of people to show the kind of manipulation. I think it is very sound advice that an adult will ask another adult for help.