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

This book and her other one, are both great books for preschool-age kids... Easy concepts but covers more than just "stranger danger". I like how this book explains the concept of "tricky people", secrets vs. surprised, safety rules, and gives specific strategies of what to say or what to do in different scenarios (like if you're lost in the store, here's what you do and here's what you don't do). You can read it all in one sitting, or break it up if your child's attention span isn't that long, or read only the parts that might apply to you. We read a page, then talk about it, and practice saying the words, like "I need to ask my mom first!" or yelling "NO!" It's not scary to my 3-year-old and the pictures and multiple colors and fonts keep her interest. It also has a Parent's Guide with red flags, prevention tips, etc. Highly recommend this book!

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.

THE best book about "tricky people"! It lays everything out very directly and covers all the important topics. Other books I got were too vague, this one explains everything in a way preschoolers can understand without being too scary or frightening.

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.

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 is such a great book for my anxious little boy! I wanted a book to educate and empower him without scaring him about all the dangers that could be lurking out in the big wide world. This is exactly that book! The rules are easy to learn and understand and gives him confidence in himself and his gut instincts. I recommend this book to all of my family and friends. Minus one star because it's not the most engaging book for kids (though I doubt it'd be easy to find a safety book that is), but still such invaluable lessons to learn!

I HIGHLY recommend this book. Before buying it, I spent hours and hours researching different books to teach our kids essential safety lessons, including body safety and sexual assault prevention. This book handles a difficult subject very delicately in an age appropriate manner. It also covers stranger danger and what to do if your child is lost in a public place. (We also purchased another, more basic book on the same topic—which I also highly recommend—called Some Parts Are Not For Sharing by Julie K Federico.) Please buy this book for your children. It gives them the knowledge to protect themselves from sexual assault. And it might even save their life.

I just finished reading this book to my almost six year old. I should have read it to him years earlier! It is a great book! It's seems like there is so much emphasis on keeping privates private lately, which this book covers....but I forgot to emphasize to watch out for strangers. This book gives over this so well. I love the detail on tricky people. The book goes over everything so well with also captivating your little one's interest. My LO had questions and comments throughout the book. It really allowed us to have great discussions on staying safe while not scaring him. There is also a parent guide to keeping our kids safe in back of the book. This is the best spent money ever! I highly recommend this book!

Good content but some of the pages are not right, not aligned and out of order. Really not acceptable for the price.

I found it difficult to speak to my young kids about personal safety at a level that was easy for them to understand and also not frighten them. I didn`t want them to be afraid of strangers, and this book perfectly provided the words and examples I needed. Also, they both love reading the book, and responding to the questions posed. I like how the book explains tricky people, and that they`re defined by their actions, rather than labels such as stranger.

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.

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.

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