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Preventing Childhood Injuries:

Preventing Child Injuries with Paramedic Justin Schorr (Safest Family on the Block S1E1) Justin Schorr has done rescue and emergency medical operations for more than a quarter century. He's seen it all, and done most of it. As he says...if you sa...

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This post was sparked by the online harrassment of a 15 year old girl (using screenshots with permission).

As parents, we can help:
1. Know who your kids are communicating with. Be nosey. This guy is a predator, and likely an adult predator trolling for victims to exploit; and they use reactions to conversations like this to qualify their targets.
2. We won't have the opportunity to catch these interactions as they happen, but we can review them with our kids. Insist on knowing their accounts and passwords (be sure to respect them- ride the fine line of only asking about stuff that might mean danger).
3. The best way to deal with a predator like this person in the screenshots is to ghost them (stop all contact) the moment they say something off, offensive, or petty, or your child gets a feeling that the person they're interacting with might be creepy, is making them uncomfortable or might have less/worse than social interest here.
4. We must teach our children that it is okay to be rude with someone that is making them uncomfortable, and absolutely appropriate to stop contact and block strangers online without explanation or chance to argue.

If you would like to set up a personal safety class, we can help! Contact us here for more information.

Too often, young people are coerced into doing things they don't want to because of threats to expose them, their photos, or outright slander online. This organization helps combat that threat. There is help- dont allow anyone to have power over you based on threats (or anything that isn't your own deliberate choice).

Recovering from abuse and trauma can be a long road, especially if you have kids to protect and heal. It can be overwhelming, but take it one step at a time. You will get through it.

Lovers love, they do not tear each other down, even under the guise of "helping." Want to talk about it? Call 1-800-799- SAFE

Think about the fact that you would want somebody you really care about to speak up for themselves, and then act accordingly. Asking for what we want and need and setting boundaries is not aggressive but it is necessary, and magical for increasing self worth.

It's an acronym: Baby, I'm Taking Control Here. If someone is referring to you this way, it is time to take control here.

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Many of us fight so hard to stay in an unhealthy situation, that we don't recognize the harm it is causing to us and those we care for. Is this you now? Think it through and write it out. Talk it out. Maybe even make a plan to better it... Life is short- make it count!

Shared from Hart to Hart Investigations:

25 Reasons You Should Know What Your Children Are Doing On Their Phones - O.U.R. Stories These 25 men were arrested for arriving at a home to sexually abuse children in Arizona last month. They responded to ads on various apps and websites by attempting to…View Post