There was a time in history when protecting your children was truly as simple as ensuring they were home at sundown, brushed their teeth, and had a full belly after dinner.

The world has certainly changed over the last few decades, and even just the last few years.

Unfortunately, it seems that we now live in a world where dangers lurk around every corner; especially for the innocent and helpless children that we love so dearly…

Starting on day one, when you bring your children home from the hospital until the day that you leave the earth, protecting your kids from harm’s way is something that you’d go throw thick and thin to do.

Sure, friends and family are always there to provide you with advice, tidbits, and guidance for child-rearing and maintaining your kid’s safety.

However, often times while it’s always (or often) meant-well and acknowledged…

• It’s sometimes inaccurate or based on hocus pocus.
• It maybe doesn’t match your parenting style personally.
• It’s not even up to date with the times.

Who can really blame anyone in this situation? The big thing is, you can’t know how to counteract every situation perfectly.

The best you can do is be prepared. And the problem here is that a lot of people don’t put enough urgency upon that.

You may shrug your shoulders, and pass it off, but there’s more to it than that.

What exactly am I taking about?

The following statistics are indeed verified, validated and up-to-date:

• A child is reported missing every 40 seconds in the U.S.
• 74% of all child abductions are of female victims.
• The Department of Justice reports that there are 1.8 million children affected by sexual abuse in the U.S. Many of these cases involve a close family member or friend, or someone that the child trusted.
• One out of every three teens aged 12 to 17 has been the victim of cyberbullying.
• Approximately 400 children were killed while riding their bikes in 2010.
• There were another 515,000 bicycle injuries were reported in this same year. These accidents were oftentimes the result of not wearing a helmet.
• Baby-proofing and child-proofing your home may reduce the risk of accident or injury by as much as 60% in many cases.

Look, that’s just some of what I could easily and quickly pull down to show you regarding this subject…

If you happen to be alarmed at this point, or maybe offput – don’t be.

Why would I say that? Because there’s plenty of ways that you can easily counteract many of these statistics with ease..