Comments on: Stranger Danger

By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead

Kendra at New Life On A Homestead — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:29:28 +0000

Candi,

ALWAYS trust your gut instinct. Always. No matter how many people are telling you you are wrong. God gave mothers intuition for a reason, and too many of them let peer pressure override that little voice they ought to be listening to. We struggled with the very things you are, and have ultimately found a wonderful home church (more of a weekly group bible study) that we enjoy tremendously. The children play or sit and listen while the adults read and discuss scripture. We don’t have to worry one ounce about our little ones. I hope you are able to find what you are looking for. Blessings!

By: Candi

Candi — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:23:10 +0000

Hi Kendra,

I just found your site a few days ago as I was meandering through the web. This post caught my eye. I know I am a bit late to this but I was feeling really guilty as I have been searching for a home church, yet nearly every church urges and almost insists I put my 20 month old son in the nursery. Whenever that happens I just get this sick feeling in my stomach. Our son has never been away from either of us for more than an hour or two since his birth and only then with people we know and would trust with our lives. I felt so guilty and so many of my family and friends have tried to convince me that I am going to smother him and I am being too overprotective, but now I feel reassured that I am doing the right thing by continuing to find a church that encourages the little ones to be with their parents during the service. Thank for this informative and encouraging post.

By: brenda parsley

brenda parsley — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:23:56 +0000

so necessary in this day and time you should also have a secret word that only thoes few that you trust in your inter circle and your children know your child can ask for the secret word ian if the person doesnot know it then you didn’t send him or her and change your secret word as it becomes nedessary and rember that some of the most dangerous people could be one of your relatives the favorite uncle or ant that always has a suprise that touching were a bathingsuit does not cober is inapropate and that your child should tell yall my son’s mean man was his godfather this went on several years befor he finaly told his godfather was not a stranger not all dangerous people are strangers

By: Austin

Austin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:57:42 +0000

so necessary. unfortunately.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:22:37 +0000

On a related topic, you may have read the study (discussed in Gavin DeBecker’s excellent book, “Protecting the Gift”) that found one particular thing children could do if they ever found themselves in the position of needing help — to ask a WOMAN for help as soon as possible. This proved to be safer than asking a security guard, or older child, or a man in uniform (small children, in particular, often confuse police uniforms with other uniforms) or waiting for someone to offer them help. That last one is statistically the most dangerous, because predators leap on exactly that sort of situation. This important tip is critical to teach children, because even the most attentive parents can lose track of a child momentarily, or the parent him/herself could be temporarily incapacitated, requiring the child to seek help…

By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead

Kendra at New Life On A Homestead — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:20:18 +0000

Heather,

I am with you 1000%. I’ve NEVER put my children in the church nursery without me staying in there with them. Not even if I know the nursery worker well. You just never know what could happen in there. My mind runs too wild to be able to concentrate on a sermon with my children away from me. I truly believe the children should grow up worshiping alongside us.