From the BBC:

Boy safe after Utah forest ordeal

A missing 11-year-old US boy scout who heeded parental warnings and avoided "stranger" rescuers has been found alive and well in Utah.

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Brennan's mother, Jody Hawkins, suggested her son may have been avoiding searchers because of his father's advice.

"He had two thoughts going through his head all the time," she said. "Toby's always told him that 'if you get lost, stay on the trail.' So he stayed on the trail.

"We've also told him don't talk to strangers... When an ATV [all-terrain vehicle] or horse came by, he got off the trail. ... When they left, he got back on the trail."

OK, kids, if you're lost in the forest, where you can easily die, maybe staying on the trail is more important than hiding from the rescuers looking for you.

Didn't dad teach him that?

I mean there's a difference between healthy dose of "stay away from strangers", and creating such paranoia that your kid trys to ditch the people looking for him.

Sheesh....