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Our children are our source of pride and joy; they bring on a whole amalgamation of emotions that are conflicting and confusing. They have the power to drive us up the walls with exasperation, and in the same breath, make us laugh our hearts out with their antics. We all want to keep our children safe, from any kind of danger there is. And parents who are concerned about their kids are willing to do anything within their power to protect them.

The issue of safety is of extra concern because of the horrors we hear about sexual predators who abuse children, the pedophiles who stoop low enough to use innocent kids to serve their dirty purposes. If you’re worried about keeping your kids safe, here’s what you need to do:

• Tell your kids emphatically that they’re not to talk to strangers or accept gifts from them. Make them understand that it’s not safe to do so.
• As soon as they’re old enough to understand a little about life, talk to your kids about the need to come to you if they feel that relatives, friends or babysitters are touching them inappropriately or doing things that feel abnormal to them. Tell them that the abuser may say that it’s a secret that should be kept from their parents, but that it’s wrong to keep such secrets.
• Be careful about who you hire to look after your kids when you go out. Babysitters must be totally reliable and trustworthy.
• If you leave your children at a day care center while you work, check out the employees there. Make sure the place is safe enough so that your child is not exposed to strangers.
• Keep an eye on relatives and family friends who visit often and spend inordinate amounts of time with your child. It may be welcome at first that they want to take your child off your hands for a few hours, but you must always view them with suspicion to make sure that your child doesn’t get hurt, physically, emotionally and psychologically.
• If your child shows behavioral problems, talk to him or her. If they don’t open up to you, get a sensitive psychologist to talk to your child and find out what the problem is.
• If your child has tutors who come home to teach music, dance or any other hobby, don’t leave them alone for too long. Make random visits to their room so that the tutor knows that you’re keeping an eye out for your child.
• It’s not just little girls who fall prey to sexual abusers; boys are at risk too. So don’t be complacent because you have only sons and no daughters.

Children are precious, as are their childhoods. It’s up to us as parents to do the best we can to protect them from the worst kind of predators there is – pedophiles.