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 …
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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 …
