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    • Melissa

      Thank you Heather! My prayer is that this series helps families navigate these topics and reduce the pain that can take place if not addressed. Thank you for stopping by and giving your encouragement! God bless!

  1. I am so glad you are addressing this! Though I tend to be a “touchy-feely” person with people I know well, when I was a child I was inappropriately touch by a life guard, but it took several years for me to tell my mom because I thought I would be in trouble. I didn’t understand at 4 that it wasn’t my fault.

    • Melissa

      That is so often the response of young kids. They think they will be in trouble or are the ones who did something wrong. I’m so glad that you eventually let your mom know. Thank you for sharing your experience. God bless!

  2. Thank you for providing a sound well reasoned and tasteful awareness of this. You are right in that this isn’t a subject anyone wants to think about. But, you absolutely want to know the signs to stop a situation before it goes too far.

    • Melissa

      It’s so important as the prevalence is far greater than we would like to believe. We had a situation with a neighbor boy a couple summers ago – praise God our son said ‘no’ to the situation and we could tell something was off and he was willing to share with us. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. God bless!

  3. I’m so glad you’re covering this and other important subjects for parents. Thank you for showing us how to talk to our kids about this subject!

    • Melissa

      They aren’t very fun topics but unfortunately necessary in our current world. Thank you for stopping by and reading. God bless!

  4. YES! Having worked in Foster Care in Arizona this is something we dealt with daily. Teaching my children appropriate and inappropriate touching is so important. What is even harder is when you see inappropriate touching happening with other children that’s not yours and speak up about it and are ignored.

    • Melissa

      That is very hard. I have unfortunately had to make far too many reports of abuse in my career and sometimes they just don’t have enough physical proof or evidence at the time of investigation to do anything. That one is hard for me, too. Thank you for stopping by and for your work with children! God bless!

  5. WOW ! For sure this is a tough stuff topic. Bless you, Melissa, for facing the tough stuff everyday at work, and for bringing it to the forefront of discussion here. I wish parents had to take courses to prepare them along the way. I pray this gets in front of the eyes that need it most.

    • Melissa

      Thank you Tammy! My prayer is also that God uses this post to help parents navigate this uncomfortable but all too real topic. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. God bless!

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