Stranger awareness and privacy/modesty for 5yo

[Pepe]

Hello! I'm curious to know how parents of other 5yos talk about strangers and how to handle them. Now that DS is in kindergarten at a large public school, I feel it's time to talk more about this. DS, who is a rather cautious person, was recently hiding under the table on our front porch when I went inside for one second to grab something that was right on the other side of the front door. He claimed to be hiding so that "no strangers could steal him." This is not something we told him to do, but it provides a sense of where he stands at the moment. So how do you talk about strangers with your kids around this age?

In a related question, what are your thoughts on modesty and privacy for this age? We're very at ease in our little family when changing clothes, showering together, etc., but have started to talk about closing the door when in the bathroom if friends are over, not running around naked outside the house (front yard), and so on. How about you?

Thanks in advance.

[phathui5]

Have you read Protecting the Gift by Gavin deBecker? He does a really good job of covering the whole stranger topic.