How To Keep Your Child Away From Abusers

As the count of child molestation and abuse takes it's toll on the daily basis, saving your child from this menace becomes more urgent. A child's retention is very amazing and a reason why it should be seized to tell him/her signs to run away from and also a wake up call for parents and guardians.

This post is going to be on sharing with us how to keep your child away from this evil. There are duties on your part and also duties on the part of the child because you might not be everywhere with them.

Briefly, i will talk about these

1. Find out whether sex offenders live in your neighborhood: There are streets that are known to be dominated by notorious people and this is because these offenders work in a network. Before moving into that new place, one of the things you should find out is if that area is known for any notoriety or has any trend of sexual abuse. 
2. Get involved in your child's life: It is true that we are in a busy world and the world will only get busier but your child should always be your first call. He is the first assignment given to you by GOD. You should not find yourself so caught up in work that you forget your child. It is good to have caregivers and nannies but they should not take take your place in the life of your child. Get to know what your child is up to, their school calender,an on-going a school event. Be there for your child. Attend events with them, spend quality time with them. They should never stop to feel your impact in their lives. When you get involved in their lives, you will be able to notice the things you could not notice from afar.  
3. Don't leave your child alone with adults you don't know: Be careful of adults you leave with your children. If your children are to be at a place without you, you should be aware of the adults who would be there with them. 
4. Choose caregivers carefully: There are different ways of getting caregivers these days and so also there are many ways of getting abusers into your house. Nannies or caregivers should be well known down to their families and contact addresses. Bringing in a total stranger is a big risk to you and your child. You should also investigate on their past life and history. 
5. Set up a nanny cam if you hire a babysitter: To have a look at what happens with your baby while away, it's always advisable to plant a camera somewhere in the house. 
6. Supervise your child's extra curricular activities: You should be there at your child's gaming, rehearsals and performance. Spend time to know about the adults in their life. Ask them how their relationships are with these adults. Go on picnics, rock climbing with your child. Do not give room for external influence.
7. Teach your child about online safety: While it is good for you child to be digital, you should also keep an eye on his activities online. Regulate the tine he spends online. Supervise his activities online. Make him know that these abusers also pose online. More on this point will be brought on my subsequent post.
8. Teach your child to recognize inappropriate touching: Some children need to be told what different touches mean.  Show your child areas on his/her body where they should not be touched. Teach him to say no if any one tries to touch him there. Teach him to come to you immediately anyone touches or attempts to touch at those parts. 
9. Recognize when something is off with your child: Be observant and watchful about your child. Notice when his mood changes and he keeps to himself. Regularly ask about how their days went and look at their faces when they answer you. You could be able to see through their face and know when their is more to what they said. When they mention a teacher or a nanny doing anything appropriate to them, do not hesitate to follow it up and tell them how wisely to go about it.
10. Make your child trust you: Make your child trust you. Tell him to come to you for everything an d for anything and when they do, pay attention to them. These abusers tell them not to tell anyone and so you should tell them that whoever tells them not to tell anyone is doing something wrong and he should tell you.Tell him to go to another adult you trust to talk to incase you are not around.

I hope this few points were helpful. If there are other points you know you can always drop them in the comment below. And if this post was helpful, save a child by sharing this on your social media account by simply clicking the like button. 

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