Unsocial Media

If you owned a 10 karat diamond necklace, would you post a picture of yourself wearing it on a dating website? A public site where people go to “shop” for their next mate. Would you share with the World Wide Web that you owned a very valuable piece of jewelry?

No? Why not?

Are you afraid it would attract the “wrong” people, people who are just after your money? Or bring thieves to your door to steal your invaluable diamond? Would you realize how silly it is to advertise to the world that you owned a very valuable thing….and you’re single. No one there to help protect your jewels.

Why then would any parent place a photo of their child on a dating profile? Aren’t our children more valuable than diamonds and gold? Aren’t they the MOST precious thing, the most valuable thing in our world?

Yet so many parents think it’s ok to place pictures with their children on dating websites. Why don’t we fear that it will bring the “wrong” people? Why don’t we guard our children from the dangers that lurk online more fiercely than we would guard a diamond?

It may seem innocent but it’s not. The same standard goes for social media. Do you know who your Facebook friends are? Do you keep track of your Instagram friends and who they are? Does your young child have unmonitored access to social media? The Internet is a buffet of young, unsupervised children just waiting for a predator to come along.

Take your child off the menu.

Recovering the Football Deion Sanders’ ex wife jailed…

This needs to happen more often. We should be as aggressive about going after parents who withhold time from the other parent as parents who don’t pay child support.

Honor Dads

Recovering the Football: Deion Sanders’ ex-wife jailed, loses rights to see kids

At the end of the hearing, District Judge Ray Wheless found that Pilar Sanders had violated the visitation schedule that was part of the divorce decree. He found that she failed to return the couple’s children when she was supposed to and took possession of them when she shouldn’t have. He ordered her to be jailed 30 days, but then suspended and probated that sentence for one year. Still, as part of the probation, he ordered her to serve a week in the county lockup.

Her ex-husband testified that she violated the visitation schedule at least 16 times. In one instance, he testified, she kept the children more than a week longer than the schedule allowed. He said he had to retain an attorney to get them back.

An officer with the Collin County constable’s office testified that…

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International Children’s Day

http://www.kidsmartz.org/CommonTricks

Talk to your kids people. Most children who are kidnapped know their abductor.

Recently, I spoke with my stepdaughter about kidnapping, reminding her that she should never go with a stranger but more importantly, people who kidnap may be someone you know. Including your own parent. I asked her specifically:

What if you recognize the person? And what if they have candy or a puppy? Do you go? “No”

What if I tried to pick you up on a day that you aren’t supposed to be with us…is that kidnapping? “Yes.”

What if dad tries to take you away somewhere and your mom doesn’t know where you are…is that kidnapping? “Yes.”

What if mom takes you and dad doesn’t know where you are….kidnapping? “Yes.”

So, your own parent can kidnap you? “Yes.”

Someone you recognize can kidnap you? “Yes.”

She’s a smart cookie.

Talk to your children, teach them how to be safe.