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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents, the best thing you can do to protect your kids from predators like this is not keep all "strange" men out of their life. You have to instill in them the confidence to know that if ANYONE approaches them offering them gifts or money for no real reason, or seems to want to spend time with them one-on-one, that they can come tell you and you will believe them and do something about it. Most of the predators are not stupid; they prey on children who do not come from these environments, who need the attention from someone else. They purposely choose the weak ones, [b]the ones who don't get enough love and attention at home to know better[/b], the ones whose parents aren't with it enough to notice what's going on or immediately become suspicious of an adult treating their child "specially." Believe me, the first step from protecting your children against these people is focusing on THE KIDS. [/quote]

I understand that you are trying to give some sound advice here.  But I honestly find a lot of this offensive.  Yes, parents should always try to cultivate open communication with their children and pay attention to them.  But this post reads that molestation only happens to children that are not "loved properly."  That is just not true.  And that kind of message can be damaging to the parents of victimized children AND to the victimized children themselves.[/quote]

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