Day 25: Taking 25
Today, I am PARKing in an arena that some may consider unapproachable, but that I consider VERY close to home!! "Take 25 is a preventative child safety campaign created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in honor of National Missing Children's Day. This day serves as a reminder to make child safety a priority"!! Take 25 has organized incredible resources on their website to not only inform the reader, but also to encourage Awareness - which in our experience is thee Key to Prevention!!
"In America today an estimated 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused by the age of 18. A family's chance of encountering a sexual molester exceeds the risk of most diseases we inoculate our kids to prevent. That is horrifying. But what about other evidences of the devil's deceptive work in our midst: 11 percent of teenage girls ages 12-18 report homo-sexual "girlfriend" relationships; media reports that oral sex is the new good-night kiss of the teen generation; more than two-thirds of the buster generation (who are raising kids now) say living together before marriage is morally acceptable." These statistics from Unmask the Predators' Introduction alert us to an alarming reality we and our children face! I passionately believe that it is high time for a New Generation of Parents Rise Up!!
5 years ago, our family was faced with the painful reality that we were Not Immune from these statistics!! Please join me on my family blog as I share a bit more about the heartache and hope of walking UnAware!! Likewise, Please join me in Taking 25 today - it could change lives forever!!
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