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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This would be a hard no from me. I tell my kids regularly that if an adult tells them to keep a secret from their parents, that is not a safe person, they are not in trouble, but they should tell me right away. Sounds like your kid did the right thing.

I'd go to the babysitter and say "Look, I have no problem with you taking Larlo for special treats after school or watching a little TV before bedtime. He really enjoys his time with you, and some breaks in the routine make it even more special. But it's REALLY important to me that you don't tell him to keep secrets from me. I know in your case, it's totally harmless stuff. But secrecy is how child predators operate, so we've told him that an adult should never ask him to keep a secret from his parents. He did great - he came to us and told us, so that's good, but please don't do that in the future." [/quote]

I would not include the pedophile comment but I agree that no one, regardless of their age should EVER tell a child to keep something from their parents (unless it is for a surprise!)
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