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Osem · 18-05-2007, 10:42

Fortunately most parents go through their lives relatively trouble free and never experience anything like this whether it's losing a child through illness or worse. I'm not an advocate of paranoia but I do think that parents can be a tad blase when it comes to the welfare of their children, sometimes forgetting just how precious they are. Our youngest goes to a special school. Several of his fellow pupils have sadly died in the time he's been there and indeed, we've nearly lost him twice in his relatively short life. This experience has affected us greatly and whilst we realise that we can't look over him 24/7 we're far more aware of possible dangers and situations in which he might be vulnerable. Whilst it's not a recipe for a carefree life, it's what we have to do in order to protect him as best we can. The thing that should come out of this awful situation is that parents in general need to be a bit more aware of the dangers which surround us. This does NOT mean sacrificing all our most enjoyable pursuits and locking our children away but it does mean taking a little more responsibility for those we cherish the most, especially when they're at their most vulnerable.

We all hope this little girl is found safe and well but we must also hope that this event will serve as a warning to others and thereby reduce the likelihood of it happening again.

We all have our fingers crossed for a happy ending to this.

18-05-2007, 10:42	#238
Osem Inactive Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 22,315	Re: Toddler 'abducted' during holiday Fortunately most parents go through their lives relatively trouble free and never experience anything like this whether it's losing a child through illness or worse. I'm not an advocate of paranoia but I do think that parents can be a tad blase when it comes to the welfare of their children, sometimes forgetting just how precious they are. Our youngest goes to a special school. Several of his fellow pupils have sadly died in the time he's been there and indeed, we've nearly lost him twice in his relatively short life. This experience has affected us greatly and whilst we realise that we can't look over him 24/7 we're far more aware of possible dangers and situations in which he might be vulnerable. Whilst it's not a recipe for a carefree life, it's what we have to do in order to protect him as best we can. The thing that should come out of this awful situation is that parents in general need to be a bit more aware of the dangers which surround us. This does NOT mean sacrificing all our most enjoyable pursuits and locking our children away but it does mean taking a little more responsibility for those we cherish the most, especially when they're at their most vulnerable. We all hope this little girl is found safe and well but we must also hope that this event will serve as a warning to others and thereby reduce the likelihood of it happening again. We all have our fingers crossed for a happy ending to this.