Patience and I both agree that parenting is hard and gets harder as our children grow. We are not able to protect them as much as we can because they are out in the world that has a mix of people with different values and ways of doing things. We cannot be with our children 24/7 but what we can do is equip our children with ways of surviving out in the world.
The most important thing to do is listen to your children. When you listen to what your children say and have the patience to understand what they are trying to say, you get to understand your children's fears, strengths and weaknesses. You know what your child can handle and thus equip them for what they cannot handle
Allow your children to ask you anything. I would rather my child learns about life from me than from the world. I want her to understand things in the way I feel she should understand, because I know what she can handle. Therefore, no topic is off limits
You must also teach your children. Your children must understand the importance of keeping in touch with you, telling the truth and following their gut, to make sure that they are safe. They must know that you can only protect them/help them if they are open and honest with you. They must also know about trusting strangers. They must not trust any stranger and must always make sure to contact you if they feel unsafe.
Make sure your children know their address, your cell number and the cell number of a guardian that they can contact if they do not get in touch with you. Let them know where to go if they are lost, to a church, a school or police station.
Children are being abducted regularly, but we must equip our kids so we can say we know what they will do if they are in trouble
Till next Monday...be happy
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