Children's Safety

I am the first to admit that I am neurotic about safety and protecting my kids. I don't allow my kids to wander the neighborhood. I have parental controls on the television and do not allow unsupervised computer access. I don't allow them over to other people's homes if I don't know them. I know a lot of parents allow their kids to spend the night here and there without knowing the parents well who own the home their child is sleeping in, but I can't do it. I worry about harm coming to my child. I also worry that knowing the parents may not be enough. What about visiting friends or family members that may be there that you don't know about? It is a scary world we live in.

I found a site online called Stop It Now! that has quite a bit of information that I thought other parents might find useful so I am posting about it here. It concerns child sexual abuse prevention and talks about the signs to look for not only for signs of abuse in your child but warning signs of an abuser in an adult or another child. Did you know that as much as 1/3 of sexual abuse in children is committed by somebody under 18 years of age?

To check out registered offenders in your area:

National Sex Offender Registry