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Welcome to page 3 as we continue to discuss the absolute necessity of all parents everywhere in the world to keep a very close watch over your children's well-being.  The main topic here is to keep a close watch in regard to sexual predator's and their schemes against your children.  

Earlier in this article I presented a list of potential predators, I am sure you remember.  By now you have asked yourself;  "How could most of those people on that list be so horrible, how could they attack their innocent child, relative or friend?"  Honestly, such disgusting things happen to children of every Nation every day of the year in great numbers.  Each and every child needs to be loved, protected and able to live in a close watch environment.  The age of ignorance, or living with our eyes closed has passed, and will not return.  Your children cannot protect themselves, they do not have the maturity, a hard heart or inner knowledge of the evil of this world.  You and I do.  GOD has assigned us to do all we can do and to keep a close watch over our children every way we can. 

It is impossible to know everything our children experience every moment of every day.  If you have a child that has been molested, do not take all the responsibility and blame yourself anymore than you want your child to do the same.  Bad people are everywhere and live according to their evil hearts and minds.  Good people cannot possibly know everything they are thinking or planning, nor can a parent be there with their child 100% of the time.  Do not punish yourself, and destroy your emotional life if your child has been attacked.  Rather, spend your energies helping and assisting your child in every way available to you.  Before you emotionally beat yourself to uselessness, remember your child is the victim, concentrate on their well-being long before your own.