Today nowhere is safe for a child to be on his or her own.
Predators are not only men who lurk in bushes and strike at night, but
individuals who are sometimes family members, teachers, and people in positions
of authority. While men are usually the ones who commit crimes against
children, there are also women who use children for their sick and depraved
needs.
Trust your instincts
The first thing you and your children have to know and be
reminded of constantly, is that a predator is not necessarily someone who only
breaks into your house in the middle of the night and steal your belongings and
rape and murder the family, but could also be:
·
that nice amiable delivery boy who regularly
delivers your groceries and have seen your children,
·
an uncle or grandfather or cousin who is
familiar with your children,
·
a neighbor who always is kind and friendly,
·
a complete stranger who has now surfaced and spending
a lot of time in the open playing with your kids, or
·
someone who cuts lawns in the neighborhood and has
now knocked on your door to start putting his plan into action.
Whether your children are boys or girls, they should all be
talked to and told what to look out for. Most of all, they should trust their
instinct. Instill in them the following mantra:
(a)
that they should not get into anyone’s vehicle, no
matter how well they know the person; not even a family member can okay this
except for the parents,
(b)
they should NOT go with an uncle or male relative to
look for a missing animal, no matter how persuasive the relative is and how
much the child trusts him,
(c)
they should immediately report their suspicions to
their parents if a male person in authority at school has tried to get them to
go with him,
(d)
Do NOT be charmed by any strangers who come to the
house and ask you to come with them. Child molestors are liars and con artists.
They want to build up a friendship with you so that they can become a regular
fixture in the house before they strike.
(e)
Report any strange behavior that a babysitter exhibits.
Is she inappropriate and makes you feel uncomfortable?
(f)
Listen to your child who may be trying to tell you
something,
(g)
Do not send your five-year-old little girl to the
nearby shop; children have been abducted right from their own beds,
(h)
Talk to your children all the time and remind them to
be careful,
(i)
Make sure that whoever picks up the kids after school
arrives on time and that they should not get into anyone else’s vehicle,
(j)
Tell your child not to sit on anyone’s lap,
(k)
Let your children hear from your own lips tell grandpa
and grandma that no one goes for rides in anyone’s car unless you personally
say it is okay,.
(l)
Don’t accept sweets and gifts from anyone and tell your
parents if you are being approached by someone in the family who makes you feel
uncomfortable.
(m)
Trust your instincts about people you meet and never
spend that quarter in your wallet your mother has given you to make a phone
call if you are in danger.
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