Stranger Safety for Kids
These stranger safety worksheets help children aged 4 to 8 practise safe choices, identify trusted adults and respond when an unknown person makes them uncomfortable. The activities are free to print and suit home practice, Nursery to Class 3, or a school safety lesson.
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At a glance
- Ages: 4 to 8 years
- Skills: Safe choices, speaking up, seeking help
- You need: Pencils, crayons and a trusted adult
- Time: 10 to 20 minutes per activity
What children practise in this set
The worksheets use simple pictures, matching tasks, colouring, tracing, sorting and short situations to introduce stranger safety. Younger children can name safe adults, practise saying no and point to safe places. Older children can think through what to do if someone asks them to keep a secret, offers a lift or tries to take them away. The activities focus on actions rather than judging people by their clothes, age, skin colour or appearance. Each page gives you a chance to talk calmly and use words your child understands.
Simple ways to use the worksheets
At home, complete one activity at a time and ask your child to name two trusted adults they could tell. Role-play a short situation, such as an unknown person asking for help, then practise moving towards a teacher, security guard, police officer or another safe grown-up. In class, children can sort safe and unsafe choices, draw a safe place and rehearse a clear voice for saying no. Pair this topic with Safety Rules Worksheets when you are teaching wider everyday safety rules.
Helping children respond without fear
A common mistake is teaching children that every unfamiliar person is dangerous. Children may then feel worried around helpful adults, or freeze when they need help. Explain that they should notice the action and how it makes them feel, then move away and tell a trusted adult. Remind them that adults usually ask other adults for help, not children. Practise short phrases such as, "No, I need to ask my teacher," and "I will tell my parent." Make it clear that unsafe behaviour is never the child's fault, even if someone says to keep it secret.
Lumi's tips
- For younger children, use picture choices and practise one short sentence, such as "No, stop" or "I need my mummy or teacher."
- For older children, add situations involving online messages, gifts, lifts and requests to keep secrets, then ask them to explain their next safe step.
- Make a small family safety plan with trusted adults, safe places and a meeting point your child can remember.
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Questions parents ask
How do I teach stranger safety without frightening my child?
Talk about safe actions rather than scary stories or a person's appearance. Teach your child to move away, find a trusted adult and keep telling until someone listens.
What should a child do if an unknown person asks them to go somewhere?
Your child should say no, move towards a trusted adult or busy safe place, and tell an adult what happened. Practise this response through calm role-play.
Who can be a trusted adult for a child?
A trusted adult may be a parent, caregiver, teacher, school staff member, relative or another adult chosen by your family. Help your child name more than one person and explain where to find them.
Should children keep secrets for adults?
Teach the difference between a happy surprise and a secret that causes worry or asks a child to hide unsafe behaviour. Your child can always tell you, even if someone says not to.
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