How do we keep our children safe?
By shiesse
@shiesse (306)
Canada
January 11, 2012 9:32am CST
We tell our children all the time that strangers are dangerous and to never go with them. We instruct our children that if a stranger ever tries to talk to them to run away, if they try to grab them to scream kick punch and run, but what about the people that are not strangers? Supposedly most people who harm children are people the children knew and were not afraid of, so how do we keep our kids safe? How do you explain that someone they trust could hurt them without ruining all their trust in every person out there? Really how much do you know about your kids friends parents? Yes you can meet them but its not like they will advertise that they like to touch little children or harm them, so how can you really know who is safe or not to leave your child with? What is your method to explain the dangers of the world?
5 responses
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Jan 12
First, for the children to know the people to avoid, we have to explain to them what are being done by other people to harm children. We should explain clearly the boundaries of a person in touching them not only in inflicting physical injury , thus they will more or less know when it happens and time to avoid or break free from such person.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
12 Jan 12
I believe that this is something that is really difficult to do because there are a lot of times that the people that are closest to children are the ones that hurt the children the most. I think that one of the most important things that we as parents need to do to keep our children safe is to believe them when they tell us something.
There are times that it might seem like a child is telling a tall tale, but if they tell you about something, then it is something that probably does need to be confronted.
@Archaiwy (599)
• China
12 Jan 12
The topic is very important to parents,and it's a very hard thing for parents.We can not rely on all people but we can not but rely on people.The key is what kind of people we should rely on. For us adults,we can identify them by what the persons do.But for kids ,it's too hard. we teach the kids not to speak to strangers.But to the familiar persons ,we should tell the kids not to go further with them .For example, if they want to take the kids somewhere,the kids should learn to refuse.And we parents shouldn't leave our kids to persons for a long while ,no matter how familiar you are to them.
@ShyBear88 (59306)
• Sterling, Virginia
11 Jan 12
It's hard to keep your kids safe no matter what but what you teach can help them. If it's someone thT you and your child know well it's the same as a stranger you get away from that person and I you can't you tell someone that you trust that is an adult what happened. If someone tries to tell you that mommy and daddy sent them and you and whom your with wasn't told then you should go with them stay with the person your left with unless they are try to hurt you or touh in ways you shouldnt be find a police officer.
