This man tried to molest my child online.Written by Mandy P.
I am a working single mother from United States. I have 2 children. One boy(Cody) who is 14 and a healthy toddler(Mica). I wrote this articleput up because I needed to do something about dangers that are currently on internet. My son surfs web everyday when he comes home from school. I did not give it much of a thought, since I use AOL. I specifically chose AOL because on CD is says it has a great deal of protection against unacceptable contain and protection from predators sexual. To cut right to chase, for several months my 14 year old son was chatting on IM with what he thought was a teenage girl from same local American Idol fan club. He chatted and exchanged emails for months with this "young girl". Last month, he made mistake of giving our actual street address and telephone number to this person. Not long after, I started getting extremely obsene phone calls made by a person with a distinctly older male voice, referring to my son by name. Strange packages(containing unmentionables) were left at our door steps. This made me frantic, I was at my wits end, I did not know what to do.
| | Developing Your Baby's BrainWritten by I Bansal
Have you ever wondered why toys for babies tend to have so many bells, whistles and lights? Or why they have so many different textures, and materials and colors? It's almost as if we want to provide young babies with a whole world of stimulation and we can't quite get it to them fast enough.Play gyms or activity gyms as they are sometimes called tend to be a firm favorite with babies from newborn up to about 12 months. These play gyms and activity nests mostly come in form of comfortable, quilted or softly padded playmats, sometimes raised at edges with a space in middle for baby (like a ring doughnut). And these play gyms can be either brightly colored or in soft, pastel shades. But don't be fooled by thinking they are just snug and comfy resting places for babies to fall asleep in! These activity gyms can provide a plethora of visual, audio and tactile stimulation for fast developing young inquisitive minds. Often decorated with well known and lovable characters, Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Eyore, or farm and zoo animals as well, they can consist of detachable, hanging parts for small babies to try to grasp. They tend to have parts that are crinkly, soft, scrunchy textures for baby to touch, squeeze and stroke. Some come with bright twinkling lights and bells and others make funny sounds, or musical sounds, and some even do both. You will often find mirrors attached to these activity gyms, so that your baby gets to find and see its own reflection, often providing hours of fun for babies and carers alike. All of this is extremely important for developing young minds. Babies are like a sponge, they are ready to absorb whatever information they can - and boy - they can't grasp it fast enough! A lot of new research points to first three years of life as being critical to a baby's developing brain. It is a known fact that during this period, not only does brain triple in weight but it also establishes thousands of billions of nerve connections. Astonishingly,
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