by Doug Bardwell | Feb 25, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
John Clark, a parent of a victim to sex trafficking, relates how insidious and how slowly traffickers begin courting your child. It’s a long game and can take years, but by developing the relationship slowly, the child doesn’t realize there’s a...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 18, 2020 | Doug's posts, Things To Do
and No, it’s never too early or late to get started. Recently, a reader contacted me after reading “Three ways to protect kids online”. She was concerned having the conversation with a young child, so I thought this article might pull together some hints for...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 11, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts, Uncategorized
Now’s not the time to be holding hotel stocks if this article is correct. According to USA Today, three major chains are about to be sued for ignoring human trafficking in some their properties. According to the article, Choice Hotels International, Inc.,...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 4, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
At the end of January, President Trump signed an executive order to combat human trafficking and child exploitation. A two-hour meeting was held to hear from sex trafficked victims and to sign the order. According to this article in the New York Times, however,...
by Doug Bardwell | Jan 21, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
According to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), approximately 40,000 girls between the ages of 11 and 13 were posting naked selfies of themselves online in 2019 in Great Britain alone. Unfortunately, if it’s happening there, chances are it’s happening...
