Comments on: It’s a matter of trust http://www.themomslant.com/2009/05/its-a-matter-of-trust/ I'm speaking for myself Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:41:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robin Sax http://www.themomslant.com/2009/05/its-a-matter-of-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-16512 Robin Sax Wed, 27 May 2009 07:04:17 +0000 http://www.themomslant.com/?p=2683#comment-16512 Great post and thought provoking, heart wrenching questions. The fact is that there is never a guarantee as we see all the time when a case like the Cantu case breaks in the news. The key is that we should always be asking ourselves the questions that you ponder here and use the questions that undoubtedly come up all the time as opportunities to remind us that we need to talk to our kids, educate about safety, that we need to talk to our educators to insure that they are watching out for our kids best interest. By simply, acknowledging the fears and then taking the next steps to think about them, dissect them, and use them as teachable moments ---which would ideally turn into age appropriate conversations with our kids, we are one step ahead of the game. Great post and thought provoking, heart wrenching questions. The fact is that there is never a guarantee as we see all the time when a case like the Cantu case breaks in the news. The key is that we should always be asking ourselves the questions that you ponder here and use the questions that undoubtedly come up all the time as opportunities to remind us that we need to talk to our kids, educate about safety, that we need to talk to our educators to insure that they are watching out for our kids best interest. By simply, acknowledging the fears and then taking the next steps to think about them, dissect them, and use them as teachable moments —which would ideally turn into age appropriate conversations with our kids, we are one step ahead of the game.

]]> By: Mom101 http://www.themomslant.com/2009/05/its-a-matter-of-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-16511 Mom101 Wed, 27 May 2009 03:41:45 +0000 http://www.themomslant.com/?p=2683#comment-16511 God I was just thinking about this today as Thalia walked a half a block ahead of me on the street. Growing up I wouldn't have thought twice of her being even a whole block ahead. But I wonder the degree to which things are actually more dangerous, or whether we just stress over everything these days. I'd like to think that you (I, we) have better instincts about people than the people who end up in the papers. It's kind of my one solace. God I was just thinking about this today as Thalia walked a half a block ahead of me on the street. Growing up I wouldn’t have thought twice of her being even a whole block ahead. But I wonder the degree to which things are actually more dangerous, or whether we just stress over everything these days.

I’d like to think that you (I, we) have better instincts about people than the people who end up in the papers. It’s kind of my one solace.

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