We want our children to know their address, phone number, parent's names, etc. by the time they are three years old in case of emergency but if they divulge this info to the wrong person, it can put the entire family in the Danger Zone, vulnerable to all types of crime and attack.  

How To Teach Your Children To Keep Family Info Private:

1. Teach your child what TO do when someone asks for family information. Teaching anyone what NOT to do is dangerous because the subconscious mind does not acknowledge negative words like "don't" and "not."  Example: "This is private family information. If someone asks you about your family, tell them they have to ask your parents."
2. Constantly build up your child's self-esteem by praising them often for things they learn and for things they are already good at. Personal safety has much more to do with self-esteem than self-defense!
3. Help your child establish personal boundaries. Determine when they should tell family information and who to. Example: Many lost children don't tell law enforcement family information because they have been instructed not to talk to strangers. Situation danger is more valuable to teach than stranger danger since, statistically, strangers are safer than people we know.
4. Role-play with your child to make sure both of you know how they will respond in vulnerable situations. Use games and show them what TO do instead of scaring them with what NOT to do. Remember, negative words are ignored by the subconscious so if you tell them what not to do, it is absorbed as what TO do!
5. Trust your child's gut feelings and teach them to do so as well. These are survival instincts they were born with and to ignore them is the most dangerous thing you can do to your child.

Now your child will know important information in case of emergency but will keep it to themselves unless there is one, keeping your family out of the Danger Zone by keeping private family information private.