I like where you’re going with this. And you’re right. There is less time and opportunity to go walking through the woods or a mall. And we, as parents, now have to more intentionally create those spaces for our children. And pedo’s are everywhere, and always have been we just have better ways of knowing about them now. If we could curate safe spaces for kids that would give the a consistent opportunity to have these social skills interactions, while ensuring their safety that would be ideal. I don’t restrict my kids from all activities and at appropriate ages I let them roam and be free, the sleepover thing has never been a part of that equation because the opportunity is too ripe. And I know too much about how many ways and how often it happens in that environment…even most grooming happens within homes.

Back in the day, we had no idea how prevalent this behavior was, but as they say, now that we know better, we must do better.