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What to teach your children

Say no when something feels uncomfortable, very strange or alarming.

* Don’t go along with doing something just because an adult — including a relative or family friend — says do it. This doesn’t mean refuse to do household chores that other people usually do.

* Your private parts are your own. Don’t let someone violate your personal space.

* A stranger who offers "cool" gifts and enticing items may be trying to lead you to a private place, including a car, where bad things could happen to you.

* Just because a person is an adult doesn’t mean they have the right to do things that make you feel queasy or alarmed.

* Be alarmed if someone asks you to not tell anyone about something strange the person did to you.

* It is OK to be concerned if someone tries to lead you off alone to a private place that makes you feel uneasy.

* It isn’t worth keeping a friendship if it means doing things that make you feel bad.

Source: American Academy of Pediatrics.

Common Myths about sexual abuse:

 

Common Myths about sexual abuse:

Most child sexual abuse is perpetrated by a pedophile, a stranger lurking in the neighborhood. Sexual abuse is blown up in the media. Boys are rarely sexually abused. Incest is infrequent. Sexual abuse primarily happens in the lower class. Females are never abusers. Sexual abuse has a minor impact on children. Sexual abusers are usually sent to jail.

Facts

Most sexual abuse are perpetrated by people that you know. Sexual abuse is bigger than what the media expose because many crimes go unreported. Boy are abused at the same rate as girls. 70% of the population are incest survivors (sexually abused by parents, grandparents and relatives) Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, no culture is exempt from this cancerous epidemic. Females are abusers and they can be more cruel and calculating than a man. Child abuse has a high impact on children. It changes the child emotional and mental stage for life. Sexual abuser are not always sent to jail because many crimes go unreported and when they do go to jail they give them a minimum sentence.

The scars of child abuse

Child sexual abuse leaves a terrible impact on a child's emotional and mental health. The after affects are so devastating  that it can range from no apparent effects to post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, dissociation disorder,alcohol and substance abuse. The mind of child has been damaged profoundly by the lewd and lascivious act committed against them at a very early and developmental stages of their lives. Child sexual abuse has a huge turning point in an adult survivors life's. Please take time to educate and find solution how to deal and cope with the past. Several organizations can provide information and advice about child sexual abuse, including:



American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
407 South Dearborn
Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 554-0166



http://www.rainn.org/get-information/effects-of-sexual-assault/adult-survivors-of-childhood-sexual-abuse


http://www.d2l.org/site/c.4dICIJOkGcISE/b.6176075/k.3ACE/Resources_for_Survivors_of_Child_Sexual_Abuse.htm


http://www.ascasupport.org/



http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/index.html?gclid=CPan6IC_u7UCFUVN4AodIj8AJA

KNOW THE WARNING SIGNS

KNOW THE WARNING SIGNS (source: Federal Bureau of Investigation) Your child might be at risk if he or she: Spends large amounts of time online, especially late at night Turns off computer quickly when you come into the room or becomes upset when you ask to see what they are doing online Receives phone calls from adults you don’t know or is making long distance calls Receives mail or gifts from people you don’t know Uses an online account belonging to someone else DISTURBING STATISTICS 100,000 Web sites offering child pornography 79% of teens state that they aren't careful enough when giving out information about themselves online 64% of teens say that they do things online that they wouldn't want their parents to know about $3 billion Child pornography revenue annually 1 in 5 Children are sexually solicited online (only 25% of those told a parent) 89 % Sexual solicitations occurred in either chat rooms or Instant Messaging TAKING ACTION As a parent, learn as much as you can about the Internet (i.e. chatrooms, social networking sites, Web sites and news groups), especially from your children. Ask them to show you the places they visit online. This is a great way to keep the lines of communication open.