Safety Tips for Early Child Education
It seems impossible to imagine what goes through the mind of a child molester that causes them to sexually abuse a child. Add to the mix that most often the child is abused by someone they know, and you end up with a horrible feeling that stirs up an actual hatred even in the most mild mannered amongst us. How can anyone do that to a child? Unfortunately we don't know.
What we do know is that child molesters are out there. In fact according to the US Justice Department there are over 4 Million child molesters in America alone! Nearly three quarters of whom have never been caught.
So what are the ways to protect our children better? Ultimately raising awareness of the situation will bring about the most dramatic change, however the first step is to empower our children! Early childhood education is the goal. As early as possible, children need to be taught about at least some aspect of their sexuality. Teaching a child about boundaries when they are young will do wonders in building that child's confidence, thereby increasing his or her protection against potential predators, even those close by.
Child molesters find it much easier to approach a naive child craving attention than a child who questions why she is being asked or forced to do something and will stand up for herself. Child molesters are searching for a child they can control. So does that imply an unruly child is the safest? Sorry, but no. What it does mean is that the best way to protect your child is to educate them as early as possible about their body and teach them about boundaries associated with their body. The idea is not to shame them or scorn them into years of confusion. The idea is to help develop a healthy, educated, independent, and confident child who will grow up to reach his or her fullest capabilities.
There are thousands of articles and publications available to help. Child Rescue Network has a couple suggestions including Dr. Henry Cloud and his series on boundaries. He even has one written to help children. The other is My Body Belongs to Me by Jill Starchisvy. Jill's book is very well done to help teach young children about their private parts and how to reference them. As an example, Jill's book spoke of them as "the parts of the body that are covered by their bathing suit".
The key is to increase your knowledge so that you can empower your children to help keep them as safe as possible and yet still allow them to grow and develop into wonderful, healthy, successful, and well adjusted adults. Child Rescue Network has a wide variety of resources available to help parents.
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