Protecting our youth

Hi Everyone! Happy Tuesday!

Today's post is actually on the recommendation of another mom who brought to my attention how important it is to talk about Sex Offenders. I know as parents we are all so scared of something happening to our children. Dating? What do you really know about your new date, is that guy you've let into your home actually a convicted wife-beater, rapist or child molester with multiple restraining orders. Are you a single Mom or Dad with children? Has your new neighbor taken a special interest in your child, is he or she a convicted child molester or abductor? One thing we can do is check our neighborhoods to see how many offenders are living in our buildings, on our blocks, in a 5 block radius. You can do that by checking www.familywatchdog.us . From there you can look at the pictures of these pedophiles, and check what the crimes were, how much time was served etc.

Another thing you can do is check the Department of Corrections for your state and do searches on the people you are dating. This is public information and in a time where information is at your finger tips on the Internet there is no reason to be clueless about the people around your children. http://nysdocslookup.docs.state.ny.us/

People please be careful. A friend of mine just told me a story that she met a guy, she did a search through the DOC and found out not only had the guy been in jail but he was a sexual offender.

If anyone has more information on ways to protect OUR children please feel free to email the information to me and I will gladly post it on the blog, facebook, and twitter!

Enjoy your day and remember its MommE-talk!