WWYDI a stranger said he had some puppies or kittens in his car?
WWYDI one of your friends was playing with matches or lighters?
WWYDI you saw a strange dog?
WWYDI if a dog started chasing you? WAlking home? On your bike? With other kids?
WWYDI if you saw/heard someone calling for help?
WWYDI if you saw smoke coming from a neighbor's home or garage?
WWYDI if you got hurt doing something that Mom or Dad told you not to do?
WWYDI if you smell smoke in the house but can't see any fire or where it's coming from?
WWYDI if you can't wake up the babysitter?
WWYDI if someone (even someone you know) wanted to touch you in a way that made you feel uncomfortable?
WWYDI if you saw a snake? Skunk? Raccoon? Coyote?
WWYDI if Daddy fell off a ladder and no one else was home?

Don't just ask a question & praise a single correct answer, get into a conversation about the subject/question, and make them think about the situation, not just rattle off fast answers. Ask WHY they would do that, and what else they might do, how they might feel in those circumstances, and go around it fully.

And for parents: THNIK before you SPEAK. I don't know how many times I've heard a child try to tell a parent something and all the parent could do is yell, "I told you not to/never to/always to (blah, blah blah)!" Is that going to make the kid feel so warm and fuzzy that he's going to try to tell them something again, without fear?"

BTW, does your local 911 dispatcher ignore distress calls from kids due to a high rate of prank calls? My neighbor died today. He and his friend were swimming and jumping into a deep hole from a bridge. He went down and didn't come up. His friend dove and tried to pull him to shore, but he appeared unconscious and started dragging him down. A boy on the shore had a cell phone and called 911, but the dispatcher refused to send help to the site. When the boy ran into the water to help, the phone got wet and wouldn't work. The divers have been looking for his body since 5:00 p.m.

Sue