by Pamela Folks

Created on: October 26, 2007

When someone is watching your child, taking care of you child, the child is the only thing that matters. In this world today, you cannot trust anyone. You see shows on TV where an aunt and uncle have taken their niece to the mall. The child disappears. After an exhausting search the child is eventually found, bound with tape over her mouth. Her aunt had done this terrible deed because she was jealous of this seven year old child because her husband, the girls uncle, was sexually abusing her.

That is only one of the horrendous stories on the news everyday regarding the abuse of children. You hear about your preachers, your teachers, your daycare workers, abusing children. These are people that you entrusted the lives of your children with.

Then there are the strangers. The ones that you don't know that are lurking around the corner. The ones that watch you when you don't know you are being watched. They want to learn your routine. They want to become part of your life. How can they do that unless they watch you and your children and know your habits? Then they appear on your doorstep after you put out the word that you are in search of someone to "take care" of your child.

You can look up every reference on that persons resume. If it is full of lies that makes them look like gods gift to parents, you won't find a thing. That is their intention. Do we honestly think that they are going to hand you a resume that says, I hate children. I slap children. I sexually molest children. No, they will have resumes full of names that will "praise" their child rearing abilities. Because these people are probably unsuspecting family members or friends, that had no idea of the horrors these people have inflicted on their own, or other children. It is something that they keep hidden from the world. Until they get caught.

So, when you find that perfect nanny, that seems to fit right in with what you expect of someone that will be with your child more hours than you are going to be, you have every right to, as they say, "violate" their rights. You have the right to see what goes on in your home when you are not there. These are our children. These are our gifts from God. We must take every possible means at our disposal to keep our children safe. Children are defenseless. They are gullible.

If that means putting hidden camera's in rooms, to save your peace of mind, and most importantly, your children's lives, then do it. Not only will it provide you with a clear picture of how that person interacts with your child, but if something should happen, God forbid, then you have evidence. You have that persons face on camera.

There is nothing worse in this world than someone that would harm a child. Let's make a stand right here. Our children have rights. Protect them. Don't worry about how that nanny will feel if she runs across your hidden cameras. If she truly loves children and understands what it is like to grow up in our world today, she should understand that the child comes first. That is your job. Protect our children.

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