Lenore Skenazy

This isn't it.

And it says, kids can carry it with them.

And it's the electoral license.

It says, I am not lost or neglected.

My parents know I'm out here.

If you don't believe me, you can call my mom.

And here's some other.

Our old, more aggressive card used to say, call my lawyer.

a little much um but anyways it just says and it says i know i can talk to i can talk to people i can't go off with anyone i'm talking to you and i'm grateful that you care that i'm safe and that's why you're talking to me so it sort of flips the person from like where's your mom to thank you for caring this is the whole point you're an adult in the neighborhood you're worried for me that's what i assume of most adults in the neighborhood that they're looking out for me as opposed to you know they want to throw my mom in jail

so and the other thing is going back to trying to create some some kind of collective thing either via the school or you put the notes in everybody's mailbox let's have free play fridays and then all the kids get used to coming to the park and looking both ways and the parents get used to it too it is cars are my least favorite thing i'm terrified of cars but i live in a world where there are cars and so

You know, when you've taught your kid and you've watched them a couple of times, you know, very, you know, like step back because there's a car a block away and they want to wait for it to get all the way across the street.

And you see that they're conscientious.

I'd say by age five, you can start trusting them.

And they're free.

They're free.

You just download it.

It's free.

Well, I think the fact that people are recognizing, I mean, really, the fact that we're talking here, I mean, I've been trying to get a TED Talk for 17 years.

Here it is, year 17, and legitimacy shines on this message.

That gives me a lot of hope.