Comments on: Safe and joyful children

By: caramama

caramama — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:39:54 +0000

Just today, I wrote a post alluding to my worries about this very issue. My god, how I worry about these things!

Thanks for the link to that website. My hubby uses another, but I’ll show him this one because it does sound better.

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By: midlife mommy

midlife mommy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:21:52 +0000

Thank you for the book recommendations!

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By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:19:01 +0000

I love those books. They have helped me talk myself off a ledge many times and helped me stay strong in the face of disagreement from other family on how my children were being raised.

He also has a book for teens that both mine read at around 14-15 that you may want to keep in mind for the future. At that point it’s nice to have an outside (ie, non pathetic parent) reinforce what you’ve been telling them for years.

By: Anissa@Hope4Peyton

Anissa@Hope4Peyton — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:36:21 +0000

Thank you for writing this. For reason I won’t go into, I’m terribly protective of my children and their understanding that their bodies are THEIRS and only theirs. I have learned that children watch you to take your lead and if there is someone who makes you uncomfortable, they will pick up on that. At an event I was polite to someone who I knew was someone I didn’t want my children to ever be alone with, yet I didn’t want to cause a scene so I just made polite and then left. I realized later that I let my kids watch me interact, even in the most spare sense of the word, with someone I would never want them to trust.

I made myself a promise that I would NEVER again put the need to not cause a “fuss” over the needs of my children ever again.

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By: feefifoto

feefifoto — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:33:05 +0000

Hello. I recently added your blog to my reader. I enjoy your writing and look forward to reading your blog posts.

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By: Oz

Oz — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:25:18 +0000

Thanks for the link to the Family Watchdog site. I hadn’t checked that out before. There are some offenders near our house, but not as many as I had feared, given that we live in the city and pretty close to Colfax.

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By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:32:53 +0000

It is hard to get that point across to some adults in my life. That the kids need to be able to say no to them without fear of offending them or fear of getting in trouble for saying no. My husband and his parents take it as disrespect. I think of it as respect for self.

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By: Flea D'Lure

Flea D'Lure — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:33:39 +0000

It’s such a scary time to be a child. So many instructions and rules to follow, for there own safety; my kids all follow the same.

There are offenders fairly near us, we do have the benefit of living near a school, and there is a law that predatory offenders cannot live within a certain radius of elementary, middle or high schools.

AND I am so with you on Penn’s hotness. He made it onto my Laminated List!

By: Ruth Dynamite

Ruth Dynamite — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:01:37 +0000

Thanks for writing about this, Julie. I am shocked and appalled by what I’ve learned about my state’s amendments to Megan’s Law. I was under such false assumptions about notification requirements and the lack of restrictions regarding where offenders can live. I am all for informed education of kids, but I am also for public safety and awareness when sex offenders with violent or certain degree crimes are released. My new neighbor was imprisoned for 11 years – and for good reason. Very frustrating.

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By: Tiny Mantras

Tiny Mantras — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:36:19 +0000

I saw that episode and I about bawled my eyes out listening to Erin Runnion… her loss, and what’s she’s done for children in its wake just blew my mind.

As the child of a sometimes irrationally fearful single mother, I’m really, really glad I watched that show.