answer:I don’t have children, but once when I was very young, elementary age, I was afraid to walk home because their was a serial rapist in the papers and I had missed my bus. Two men playing tennis saw me crying as I was walking home, and they gave me a ride to my apartment building. I was so scared to make a decision, because I knew both choices were wrong, walking alone and going in the car with the men. Your story about your child being afraid to trust anyone reminded me of it. I once thought something might have happened to my sister who I was supposed to be watching. I could notfind her, I had an incredible anxiety wash over me, I can only imagine for parents.