Provide What Is Right and Decent For Our Children

 The task that we are entrusted in, is the welfare and security of our children.  They are gifts from God and if we abuse that trust we will have let them down and the Almighty in whom we have been given that trust.

We all must do our best to provide what is right and decent for our children and, by example we must lead them on to find their own paths, having instructed them in right living and thinking.

Today in this modern world, where the Internet plays such a large part of our lives, our children are more vulnerable than ever, even in our own homes.  Their online chat lines expose them to predators that are waiting to engage with them and to expose them to many things, which can remove their innocence in no time at all.

It is up to us to interact with them and to allow them to see the ways in which abuse does present itself.  No one, who has an account, is completely safe and, where children thought they had friends on their sites, they found this was not always the case.  Their own friends can and do abuse them with on-site bullying and harassment.

The predators and cyber bullying is more prevalent then we realise and so we must all be vigilant in our protection of those we love and who are vulnerable.

Children, who are bullied, often become withdrawn and angry, flying off the handle for no apparent reason. 

Cyberbullying is worse than physical bullying, because they cannot see their attackers.  It becomes a faceless crime and therefore easier to get away with it.

It is up to us, as parents and responsible adults, to protect our children and by going to the schools and colleges, even the police, situations can turn around for the better.

Help is out there and with our support and love we can return joy to our children once again and assist them in restoring their self-esteem and confidence.

We owe it to them to do our bit and protection is very much needed in this day and age, but in a different way than when we were young, but still required!

Love always finds the way!

Jenny Ayers

Friday, 27^th February 2015