My kids were playing like they always do up in the play area. There were several other children there a few of them were a older, I would guess around the age of 8 or so. I could not see my little ones at the time and I heard the words "diaper change". Honestly I do not know if it was one of the older or younger kids, boy or girl, but my immediate response was to say loudly so everyone could hear me "NO DIAPER CHANGES". One of the older girls then slide down the slide and her mom asked her who was going to give a diaper change, she said it was the older boy and that he was going to give a diaper change to my daughter. The mother, sternly questioned the older boy (who was taking care the boy at the time) and took him out of the play area. I know that nothing happened to my little girl, but it makes me want to be all the more careful, even when I feel like we are in a safe place. I have thought a little bit about the fast food play areas and some do not seem safe to me, the more tunnels the are the more apprehensive I am. I have heard terrible stories about children as young as 7 touching, looking, or doing other inappropriate things to younger children. Please be careful and keep close watch.
There are great children's books for boys and girls by Debi Pearl called "Yell & Tell" that I plan on reading to my little ones when they are a little bit older. A good friend of mine, who is a licensed counselor, shared with me that parents need to talk to there children about sexuality and inappropriate behaviors around the age of 3. She told me that by the age of 4 most children are exposed to some form of sexuality. The statistics are shocking, 1 out of every 4 girls and 1 out of every 6 boys are sexually abused by the age of 18. We need to teach our children early!
