Writing about missing and abducted children is hard to do. Yet, there is a reason I write as BellaOnline's Missing and Exploited Children Editor.

Children are now home for the summer. Is your home safe? Consider some of the following ideas to help protect children at home from exploitation and strangers.

In Saint Charles County Missouri 17-year-old Donald Albert Knaust was arrested a second time for additional charges involving the molestation of children under 14 years of age. If you know Knaust or believe your children may have had contact with him please contact the O'Fallon Police Department.

If your computer has a built in webcam it can be accessed remotely through spyware and other malicious programs. Learn how to protect yourself from being exploited by your webcam from a hacker.

Did you know May 25th is National Missing Children's Day? Learn how you can take a pledge to help start a conversation on safety with your children.

A young child is safe and a child predator has been found and arrested this week in Salinas California. Learn more about how the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Salinas PD, and a public informer worked together to solve this case.

Missouri's miracle in 2007 resulted in the rescue of Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck. This week three more missing women were rescued, Michelle Knight, Gina Dejesus, and Amanda Berry. Also, a six year old child was rescued with the women, and the four are referred to as the "Cleveland Miracle".

Cellphones come equipped with cameras and video recorders so how does done protect children and personal information. Learn how to protect your personal identity and your children when out in public.

Are you considering a home daycare provider to watch your child or children? If you are then please read my timely article on finding a safe in home daycare provider for your child.

In light of the bombings on Monday in Boston I began to contemplate how to keep children safe if separated or hurt in the chaos that ensues after a terrorist attack. Read this article to learn how to provide emergency contact information for both children and adults in the chaotic aftermath.