Very sad...

I have been hearing about kids who play this game they call " The Choking Game"

Here is a definition of it I found online.


The choking game, also known by large number of other names, is not technically a game but a schoolyard activity involving the inducement of unconsciousness or near unconsciousness by restriction of the supply of oxygen to the brain. The highly dangerous activity is traditional and world-wide, passed down for generations in schoolyards, summer camps and neighborhoods. Practitioner demographics are strongly weighted towards juvenile males but includes females and adults of both genders. The activity has been responsible for a large number of juvenile deaths and permanent neurological disabilities almost entirely among the juvenile male cohort. There are estimates that as many as 250 to 1,000 young people die in the United States each year playing some variant of the choking game. Tracking the exact number is difficult because many of the cases are reported as suicides.[1] The attractions are manifold: it is done as a dare, it can induce a brief sense of euphoria, it is reported to enhance erotic feelings, it is amusing to some to watch others losing consciousness or behaving erratically, the prospect of an altered state of consciousness, the experience of a brownout or, more recently, copycatting elements of the film Flatliners. It is also free, legal and appears innocuous to those without a proper understanding of the mechanism involved.

What recently brought this to my attention is a Christian family found out their child has been involved in this....How many others are doing this but families just don't know.


Like everything else in life there are a few warning signs for parents.
Watch for signs of bruises or red marks on your childs neck. And of course beware if he or she is suddenly wearing turtle neck shirts. With winter approaching, it is an easy way to hide the marks.
Also pay attention if your child is suddenly developing severe headaches. Cutting off their circulation can definitely cause headaches to appear.
Watch for red eyes.
Definitely check to see if belts, ropes or ties are suddenly appearing, especially if they are tied in a noose like way.
Locking bedroom doors suddenly is also a key that something could be wrong.
The best way to prevent your child from doing this is by talking. Make sure they realize what the consequences of this game is. They may not realize that this could led to death. Children seem to think they are invincible and nothing bad can happen to them. But it can. They could play this game hundreds of times. But it only takes one time for them to be dead.

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Local news headlines is about a girl who is 11 that was abducted, abused and then she got away .
She was taken while walking with a friend...geez, she wasn't even walking alone. THis is sooo scary. Someone told my daughter about this before I got a chance to sit down with her...and she asked me, " Mommy, why did they do that to that girl? I'm scared." She has tried so hard to NOT be afraid to walk ONE BLOCK to our local convenient store. I finally got her to go with her 10 year old brother but this will probably end now that she heard this story from friends. We need to talk to our kids, give them a safely course of some kind. Do our kids know enough about personal safety?

Be blessed
Nikki