Be accessible to your children so that they are comfortable relying on you. Interaction with your children develops natural self esteem and compentency in them. It's shocking, but wide swaths of parents fail that basic level of involvement and make their children easier prey.
Pedophiles are called predators, and it's good to remember it's literal. They pray on the weak. They can sense weakness because OFTEN they themselves were abused and "it takes one to know one".
Parenting.
Be accessible to your children so that they are comfortable relying on you. Interaction with your children develops natural self esteem and compentency in them. It's shocking, but wide swaths of parents fail that basic level of involvement and make their children easier prey.
Pedophiles are called predators, and it's good to remember it's literal. They pray on the weak. They can sense weakness because OFTEN they themselves were abused and "it takes one to know one".
Unfortunately it's the law of the jungle.
P.s. very good comment btw.