UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL ABUSE
Different survivors react to their experiences differently. This does not necessarily depend on what happened physically. A survivor who has been raped will not necessarily be more damaged than a...
View ArticleWHY CHILDREN DON’T TELL
There are a myriad of reasons why children don’t tell, but almost always, an abuser must mentally and emotionally brainwash a child in order to perpetrate. It can be heartbreaking to learn what abusers...
View ArticleIDENTIFYING POSSIBLE SIGNS OF ABUSE
Children Cannot Be Held Responsible For Their Own Safety Childhood should be about so many amazing things. Sure there will be trials and tribulations that they will work through, but sexual abuse...
View ArticleSIGNS OF SEX TRAFFICKING
The average age that a child is forced into sex trafficking in the United States is 12-14 years old. Many of these children may still be living at home and/or going to school while they are forced into...
View ArticleEVEN IF THERE ARE NO SIGNS – ASK
Some children show no signs of abuse. Most children will not tell. It is good parenting to check-in with our children and ask if anything inappropriate has ever happened to them. Remind them that no...
View ArticleA WARNING FOR SINGLE PARENTS
“I cannot say enough words of caution to single women with children: do not allow the men you are dating to have access to your children… It is hard to think that your new-found romantic interest is...
View ArticleSPECIAL CAUTION REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
The pattern of targeting and grooming is of particular importance in relation to disabled children and as mainstream services become more vigilant, perpetrators may move into other less attentive...
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