Katyia
25 September 2012 11:36AM
could we have a thread on this please ...
But although friends voiced their concerns to teachers at the Bishop Bell Church of England School in Eastbourne, East Sussex, no immediate action appears to have been taken
of course not. Haven't people heard of the peer support movement it really can be quite difficult to establish where the blurry boundary line is when you have a cheap deal going on making the blind lead the blind ... when people are actually underage people the boundaries should be much stricter ...
Megan's mother, Danielle Wilson, admitted yesterday that she had been unaware of the couple's relationship as she made an emotional appeal for her daughter to return home
maybe there wasn't a very good line of communication between them ... they do say that if you don't know how to connect with your child someone else will ...
One friend described how Megan had been ...really excited... about her burgeoning relationship with Forrest but expressed concerns about her safety, describing her as someone who could be ?quite vulnerable?
and not only to him then ... maybe find out if anything happened with other adults ...
In a message to the teenager, Chief Inspector Jason Tingley said: ?We need hear that you are OK. Your family and friends are extremely worried but you are not, and I must stress, you are not in any trouble...
but you just said she's not going to buy that one because she's worried about gettinghim into trouble ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9564268/Megan-Stammers-did-school-know-about-missing-girls-affair-with-teacher.html
A common complaint of parents, especially parents of teenagers, is, "He never talks to me about his life." Too often, parents feel their children growing distant, and are at a loss for ways to close the gap. Communicating with your child is a key element of good parenting, but it's often a difficult process to master. Here are some tips to open the lines of communication with your child.
Start early
Don't be afraid to talk to your young child about important issues. Even a very young child is old enough to understand a little about what is happening on the news, or why Aunt Peony is in the hospital, or why the goldfish died
Ask questions often: Asking questions enables you to engage your child in conversation. If you ask how his day was, follow up with more questions: what did he have for lunch? What did he learn in math class today... What did he do at recess... Asking open-ended questions rather than simple yes/no questions will help your child learn to think about his day, which will in turn serve to open the lines of communication
Answer questions often : In the same token, children should be encouraged to ask questions
Don't be afraid to say, "I don't know": Children are curious, and sometimes they ask questions to which we may not know the answer. When that happens, don't simply give a flippant answer. Be honest with your child, and tell him that you don't know the answer. Assure him that you will try to find an answer for him, and follow through. Better yet, help him do some research and find the answer on his own. Good communication is not something that will happen overnight. Your child will not wake up one morning and miraculously decide to open up to you ...
http://voices.yahoo.com/creating-open-lines-communication-child-284523.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9564268/Megan-Stammers-did-school-know-about-missing-girls-affair-with-teacher.html