If you're a parent, and you haven't talked this over with your kids yet, many times, then....(I almost never use this word)....shame on you!

The same goes for drugs.

The same goes for crossing the street.

You need to give your kids guidance that will keep them safe until they decide for themselves that you are right. Younger kids listen and accept. Older kids want to rebel. But if you did your talk right, they won't ever forget what you said to them, even when they think you're wrong about everything. Later still, they'll realize you were right all along.

You can't keep kids safe from every danger. In fact, that's not good parenting. Kids learn judgment by facing danger. It's not innate.

But until they are old enough to form their own judgments, you owe your children a duty to make sure they know yours.

Lar