I don't think you guys understand what "grooming" means. It means the child is manipulated to the point where they accept and welcome the sexual acts. Physical strength doesn't matter, because the child doesn't fight back.
yes that's true. but the tough kids can't be groomed, they just fight back. I was one of those kids, had a couple of creepers try, but I was too ornery. sure it wasn't worth the trouble. point being, teach kids to believe in themselves/have confidence and then they can't be groomed
Predators go after low hanging fruit. Aside from the rare, random snatch and grab what parents need to worry about is their own general involvement in their children's lives.
Making your child "ungroomable" is really just making your child YOUR CHILD.
I thank God I spent literal years listening to the radio show Loveline every night at work, it's almost all they talked about. Almost every single screwed up, abused or addicted young person they talked to had the same back stories: shitty, absent or actively abusive parents.
Martial arts are great for kids, but there's no way an 80-lb kid is going to beat a determined grown man unless his technique incorporates gunpowder.
I don't think you guys understand what "grooming" means. It means the child is manipulated to the point where they accept and welcome the sexual acts. Physical strength doesn't matter, because the child doesn't fight back.
yes that's true. but the tough kids can't be groomed, they just fight back. I was one of those kids, had a couple of creepers try, but I was too ornery. sure it wasn't worth the trouble. point being, teach kids to believe in themselves/have confidence and then they can't be groomed
This, and...
Predators go after low hanging fruit. Aside from the rare, random snatch and grab what parents need to worry about is their own general involvement in their children's lives.
Making your child "ungroomable" is really just making your child YOUR CHILD.
I thank God I spent literal years listening to the radio show Loveline every night at work, it's almost all they talked about. Almost every single screwed up, abused or addicted young person they talked to had the same back stories: shitty, absent or actively abusive parents.
The predators already know how this works.
Now all of you do too.