A Unique Family Game Experience
CHILD ABDUCTION
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Based on the identity of the perpetrator, there are three distinct types of kidnapping: kidnapping by a relative or "family kidnapping" (49%), kidnapping by an acquaintance or "acquaintance kidnapping" (27%), and kidnapping by a stranger to the victim or "stranger kidnapping" (24%).
LONG TERM EFFECTS
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1 out of 10 children will be sexually abused before they turn 18. Research shows that people sexually violated as children are far more likely to experience psychological problems often lasting into adulthood, including post-traumatic stress syndrome, depression, suicide, and substance abuse.
WARNING SIGNS
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Nightmares, sleeping problems
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Becoming withdrawn or very clingy
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Becoming unusually secretive
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Sudden unexplained personality changes, mood swings and seeming insecure
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​Changes in eating habits
PROTECTING YOUR CHILD
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If you eliminate opportunities for children to be in isolated, one-on-one situations, you can dramatically reduce the risk of abuse.
1. Minimize Opportunity.
2. Talk About It
3. Recognize the Signs
4. React Responsibly
Let's Chat is a board game that encourages the parent to discuss serious issues with their children in a fun, friendly environment, from a very young age so that as they grow older you have built a very solid foundation of information so they may feel comfortable in protecting themselves in uncomfortable situations. You also have the opportunity to develop an environment where your child feels comfortable in "chatting" with you about everything that they face in these impressionable years. Because you have been playing "Let's Chat" with your children for years, your child will realize that talking with their parent about these subjects is acceptable and
non-threatening. It can even be FUN!
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Let's Chat is unique in the fact that it literally grows up with your child. When your child is younger you are creating an an open communication atmosphere approaching serious issues in a delicate manner and as they get older you are able to expand upon the serious issues with age appropriate conversations. Certainly your conversation with a 5 year old will be different than with a 10 year old. But all the while, you are building a knowledge bank of information on serious issues your child may have to face.
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Because every family has different dynamics, Let's Chat gives you the opportunity to discuss these issues in a way that is best suited for your individual family. While school may address these issues, they are addressed in such a generic way that it may not be suitable for your family with it's unique set of circumstances.
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Open communication between a parent and child can be the most effective way of shaping your child's growth and future. But in many cases parents do not know how to talk with their child about such important topics without making it sound scary or even worse, a lecture. Let's Chat takes away the awkwardness of these subjects and puts them in a very "matter of fact" way. And because your child will love playing the "Let's Chat" board game with you, you have the opportunity to reinforce what you have taught them.
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Today, children are facing serious issues daily. No longer is addressing these issues with your children in their teen years acceptable. Data shows that children learn from repetition, and in an emergency situation you want your child to know right away, without hesitation, how to react to a serious issue. Hoping that your child will know how to react is not good enough.
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Parents struggle with explaining Child Sexual Abuse and Child Abduction to their children. On the one hand you are teaching them to trust people of Authority or Family Members, but on the other hand in some cases these are the perpetrators. Because they do have the trust of the child, they feel a certain freedom to get away with unacceptable behavior. Knowing the difference is confusing for both the parent and the child.
With all the unique circumstances of each family, "Let's Chat" gives you the opportunity to sit down with your child and stay on top of things going on in their life. If your child stays with your best friend after school, when playing "Let's Chat" it gives the child the opportunity to bring up and "chat" about anything going on. Better to hear "I had a great time today" rather than "I don't want to go over there anymore" but at least you know your child's feelings and you can begin to be aware of the reasons.
"Let's Chat" addresses Child Abduction and Abuse with questions like:
-Where are your "private areas"?
-Does anybody, even people you trust, have the right to touch you in your "private areas"?
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You then have the chance to discuss these issues with your child in a safe, secure, and comfortable setting. And with answers and solutions that fit your family!
Let's Chat!
Child Abduction and Abuse
