ACTION ITEMS
Herein are some brief suggestions that some of our speakers have sent us on ways to help stop human trafficking and help protect women and children. We thought to share them with you. I’ll start with my own: Elect government leaders who will return to traditional morals, demand your pastors preach the full gospel of moral integrity. Get involved with a bonifide group to help save victims and prevent others.
Tony Nassif, president/founder, Preventing Abuse Conference
Presented by The Cedars Cultural and Educational Foundation
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Get informed. Get educated. Donate to organizations working to combat the issue.
Lobby your elected officials to make this issue a central part of foreign and domestic policy
Ken Morris,
President, Frederick Douglass Family Foundation
Descendant of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington.
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GENERAL SAFETY
Your children, including teens, should always practice the “buddy system”. If older kids such as teens, college students, and even adults, do need to walk alone, they need to:
1 Be alert
2 Walk with purpose
3 Don’t have headphones on
4 Park under or near a light
5 Don’t park next to a van or SUV
IF YOUR CHILD IS MISSING
1 Never wait to call law enforcement [call them immediately].
2 …Time is your enemy. 44% of children abducted by strangers are killed in the first hour!
INTERNET SAFETY: Know where your kids go online. Parents need…open…communication with their children.
PORNOGRAPHY: If you find your child on Porn Websites, don’t dismiss it as “Coming of age” or “not a big Deal”. Porn addiction happens FAST and you’re kids brains are being hardwired. Talk to your Kids. Get counseling…”
Suzanne Stanford
President
My Internet Safety Coach And Director, Amber Ready
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Child Safety
Internet Safety Education for both parent and child should begin long before that child’s fingers first touch the keyboard. Be aware that often there are no core values- or values of any type- to be found online, and as such parents must be specific concerning those behaviors and individuals they want children to avoid. Choose to discuss with, rather than speak to them, thus allowing them to freely share their opinions. Reinforce that you are in their lives to love and mentor and that whatever they share with you, you will always love and support them
Children need to know that even should the worst happen, abuse is not their fault, and home will always be there as a place of healing.
In the US, Law Enforcement has identified nearly a million internet child pornographers, yet they are able to investigate less than 2% of these cases due to a lack of funding.
The Protect Our Children Act of 2008 provides these resources, yet the Government has not seen fit to appropriate the promised funding, leaving tens of thousands of helpless children to be sexually exploited and abused. Contact your legislators and demand that this Law be appropriated for!
The Alicia Project
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- Revoke any open border policy.
- Stiffen the penalty for those caught in the act.
- Death Penalty for any child predator caught and convicted.
BAZ
President, Association for the Recovery of Children
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*Slow Down, Pay Attention and Trust your Gut Instinct: Don’t lower your guard simply because you live in the suburbs and your child has a cell phone with them all the time. Check your children while they are sleeping in bed at night, get home phone numbers of the places where they go, and look around at who is hanging out with them. If something feels wrong, then it IS.
*Educate your Child on Predators: Its not just the inner city pimp you have to warn them about. It could be the old man living next door. Talk to your child about how these guys prey on kids, watch educational shows on trafficking, read book on the subject, help them do papers for school on the subject so they can spread this to other kids.
*Have Open Communication!!! Tell you child they can tell you ANYTHING. And mean it! (Or have someone in your support network be there for them) If you see a change in their behavior, ask “Are you ok? Is there anything you need to talk to me about?” They might say no, but do this continually.
Theresa Flores,
Traffick Free
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