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JOSHUA AND STRANGER DANGER IBD

JOAN E DERRICK
06 / 2017
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Sinopsis

Joshuaáis waiting for his mum to collect him from school as lessons are finished for the day.Heáfinds himself in a stranger danger situationáas he impulsively runs onto the footpath waving goodbye to his friend who is leaving for home with his mum. Before he can regain the safety of the schoolyard, he is stopped by a policeman who informsáJoshua his mum is in hospital, having had an accident.áBeing very concerned about his mum, heáis about to leave with the policeman. Instantly his soul buddy,Tav is between him and the policeman, shielding him - visible only to Joshua.áTav makes him aware this is not normal behaviour for a policeman, reminding him of the school rules about not leaving the school grounds without his parent, urging him to run to the safety of the schoolyard, asking him to noteáwhat the policeman was doing.Joshua gets a very big fright and runs to his teacher who alerts the School Principal.á Checking with the Police Department confirms that his mum has not had an accident. The police officer states, No policeman had been sent to the school.á WitháTav',s help,áJoshua is able toágive the policeman a description of the man and the vehicle he is driving.Joshua',s mum and teacher realiseáthe difficulty young children would have ináknowing who to trust from looking at appearances, especially of people they are taught toátrust. Theyárealise there is a needáto teach children how to look atáa person',s behaviour, to teach them what is normal behaviour for all people, including police officers and others whom they normally trust.After the incident is resolved, Tav visits Joshua telling him how toárecognise his intuition and listen to his body language -áboth are early warning signs of danger.áá

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