If you've followed along on the blog these past two days you know how vital it is to educate yourself and your children about the issues involving sexual abuse and ways to protect your kids. What you should Know: Surveys show that less than 30% of parents have talked in-depth with their children about sexual abuse and of that percentage even fewer mentioned that the abuser could be a family member, female, family friend, or another child. The smaller the circle you create of trusted …
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Empowering Parents to Prevent Abuse Pt 2
There are 39 million survivors of child sexual abuse in America today. I am one of them. To say that in my heart I want to build towers and fortresses around my children wouldn't be far off. But I know that no human contraption of fear or caution can bolster them in a world where evil exists. Where they will grow out of my watch, out of my home, out of my reach. That I will not always be able to see. That in the few moments I am in the next room something can change the direction of a …
Empowering Parents to Prevent Abuse pt. 1
Disclaimer: This is a four part series on the blog covering issues involved in childhood sexual abuse and especially focuses on areas of prevention in your home. Please know this is a sensitive subject for many but I've felt moved to write this series over the next 4 days. This is not meant to inspire fear or panic in parents but to help inform them of steps they can take with and for their children to better protect them from this ever being part of their story. We sat in a circle. there were …
