This is getting tiresome. The reason you would look for a mom w/kids is that she and her kid(s) are more apt to be a soothing influence on a lost/upset kid. And, needless to say, two heads are better than one in that situation.
Secondly, of course if some kid is in a dire situation, i.e. about to run into an eight-lane highway, a guy should intervene by himself.
Thirdly, nobody is talking about demonizing men. The typical kid has interaction with men every single day, including school staff, relatives, family friends, etc. etc. What we are discussing is teaching kids who to go to for help when lost, etc.
I like how you present your personal bias as fact. When my girls are frightened or hurt, they come to me first. When my soccer kids are hurt they run to me, not their mother on the side of the field. You need to reconsider this idea you have about men being scary people.
Secondly, of course if some kid is in a dire situation, i.e. about to run into an eight-lane highway, a guy should intervene by himself.
Well its a relief to know that you at least consider imminent death to be a greater danger than a random male off the street.
Thirdly, nobody is talking about demonizing men.
Of course not, how could anyone get that idea listening to you?
What we are discussing is teaching kids who to go to for help when lost, etc.
Why would a man with kids be more dangerous than woman with kids? And wouldn't a man and woman with kids be the least dangerous of all?