Introduction to beginning to deal with the problem that everyone pretends isn't there.
".. common experience faced by many child victims of sexual violence: telling an adult, often a parent, and having their truth, their terror, their suffering either disbelieved, ignored or used as the basis for punishment .. Delayed disclosure by children, vis-a-vis the rejection of children’s disclosures by adults, are a common feature of child sexual abuse. This fact continues to be a shameful indictment on society .."
About a workshop held in the USA, has useful tips
“..“How many parents have said, ‘Don’t talk to strangers,’ and then they follow it up with, ‘Always be polite.’ That’s a big problem,” said Stephen Daley, executive director of radKids. “They give virtually any adult in their child’s life the ability to control them. Children need to understand that it is not their job to help a grown up that they do not know. Being polite is saying no and going to get another grown up to help them.” ..”
“.. New Zealand Internet service providers will receive a filtering system to block the sites that host child sex abuse images ..”
The English grammar in this article is a bit wonky, but the message is clearly communicated. 10 tips on simple but important things parents need to teach young children.
" .. The causes of child abuse are complex, but social and personal factors place some people at greater risk to abuse children in their care. Some are simply unprepared and have little ability to manage the challenges of caring for a child. Other factors include: financial stress, substance or alcohol abuse, little access to help, a history of domestic violence in the family or childhood abuse. Most child fatalities from physical abuse involve an unskilled parent or care taker with substance abuse problems and personal histories that include domestic violence .. "
" .. children who are maltreated tend to have a lot of re-exposure to family violence, and this re-exposure often leads to increased psychological problems .. Specifically, previously abused children who witnessed family violence had more symptoms of depression and anxiety, while previously abused children who were subjected to harsh physical discipline were more aggressive and broke rules more frequently .. "
" .. The perfect predator comes with all the ingredients necessary to keep him or her in the child molesting business. He/she is enriched with- a dash of charm, a pinch of time, a cup of intimidation, an ounce of access to children, a spoonful of secrets, a measure of deception and a gallon of silent partners. This simple bag of ingredients creates the predators friends and relatives have grown to know and love .. "
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