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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please protect your children. Give them an oversized XXL t-shirt that they can pull over their head without putting their arms into the armholes, and then they can safely change clothes underneath  that.  It is easy enough habit to get into and they do not need to have a lot of privacy to change clothes modestly.

Especially if your kid is into sports, dance, theatre, they will be changing clothes frequently.
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As one who's never been abused, I am often amazed at posts like this - as this idea would have NEVER crossed my mind . . .

But to repeat - I've never been abused.
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I am the mom who posted this and I have never been abused either.  Why would you even think that only an abused person would think of this?

I am very vigilent and  I think it is because of a number of reasons - I was raised in a different country and in my culture a great premium was put on modesty. Even now I can not become nude in a ladies locker room in the gym, and I see a lot of women who are not bothered by nudity and will insist on having a conversation with you without a stitch on them.  I have always been able to change in a public place using some kind of covering and taught the same to my kids.

Secondly - regardless of which culture you belong too - there are people who will exploit other people, so as a mom - I do not trust ANYONE. My daughter knows that she is not allowed to be alone with any male (besides close family) alone.  Not teacher, not classmate, not neighbor, not even a pastor. She is allowed to go out for parties, outings, camps, movies, homecoming, tournaments, concerts with classmates (both males and females) because I believe that there is some safety in numbers.

And last of all - In a MS PTA meeting the principal told us that they were going through the security cameras to find out who was responsible for a rash of thefts in the school.  So I surmised that there is CCTV everywhere.  And when a fight broke out outside of the school, a bunch of kids captured it on their camera phone and put it on social media sites.   So - it is natural to assume that they can be video taped without being aware.

None of this is rocket science. You look at the world, assess what could be a threat and be proactive about minimizing it.[/quote]

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