Library · Staying Safe with Strangers
with a plan, not a scare.
A museum, a crowd, and a friendly voice saying "come and see this". Vivi turns an ordinary busy day out into a narrated, animated story your child stars in, with one rule: check with your adult before going anywhere, and if you get separated, go to the desk and ask the staff.
Who it helps
For children who wander toward whatever looks interesting, who would follow a kind voice, or who would not know whom to ask if they lost you. Parents of autistic children use a social story like this because the plan is concrete: one rule, one place, one kind of person to ask.
There are no villains and no scary scenes. Just a calm plan your child can carry into any crowd.
A busy day out
The museum, lots of people, and a parent close by. Agreeing on the safe place: the staffed information desk.
A friendly invitation
Someone says "come and see". It sounds nice, and the rule is still the rule: check with your adult first.
Check before going
Back to the parent, a quick "can I go?", and the answer decides.
If we get separated
Stay in the agreed safe place, find the staff with the badge, say your name, and wait for your adult to come.
Yours, not ours. These are the moments a story like this usually walks through. You choose what goes into your child's, and read every page before it is animated.
Questions parents ask
Before a trip to a crowded place, and every so often in between, so the plan stays fresh. Once a month is enough for many families, more before a big outing.
Yes. The place can be a mall, a zoo or a fair, and the safe spot can be whatever you agree on, like the ticket counter or a lifeguard chair. You read every page before it is animated and ask for changes in plain words.
Skip the warnings about bad people and give them a plan instead: check with your adult before going anywhere, and if separated, stay put and ask staff. A social story with your child as the main character shows the plan working in an ordinary place, which is what makes it something they can actually use.
Your first story is free in your first 30 days. After that you buy credits: 3 for $9, 10 for $26 or 30 for $66. A story is 1 credit, and a Fully Animated story is 10 more. Your first routine, Choose-Along and plan are free, then 1 credit each. Bought credits never expire.
Your first story is free. Set up your child, start from Staying Safe with Strangers, and watch it together before bed.
More moments: When Play Gets Too Hard · When I Have to Wait · Going to the Dentist · First Day of School · Getting a Haircut · all 30 stories →
Vivi Kids is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Carol Gray or Team Social Stories.
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