ABUSE

These web pages are designed to help educate and help victims, friends, and family members with Child Sexual Abuse.  Please feel free to click on the links for support and suggestions.

Sexual abuse of children is a grim fact of life in our society. It is more common than most people realize. Some surveys say that at least 1 out of 5 women and 1 out of 10 men recall sexual abuse in childhood.

Every child is vulnerable to sexual abuse. Today's parents must face the possibility that someone may hurt or take advantage of their child. Research indicates that as many as one out of every four children will be the victim of sexual abuse. Very young children as well as older teenagers are victimized. Almost all of these children will be abused by someone they know and trust: a relative, family friend or caretaker.

Sexual abuse can be physical, verbal or emotional and includes:

·        sexual touching and fondling

·        exposing children to adult sexual activity or pornographic movies and photographs

·        having children pose, undress or perform in a sexual fashion on film or in person

·        "peeping" into bathrooms or bedrooms to spy on a child

·        rape or attempted rape

Sexual abuse involves forcing, tricking, bribing, threatening or pressuring a child into sexual awareness or activity. Sexual abuse occurs when an older or more knowledgeable child or an adult uses a child for sexual pleasure. The abuse often begins gradually and increases over time.

The use of physical force is rarely necessary to engage a child in sexual activity because children are trusting and dependent. They want to please others and gain love and approval. Children are taught not to question authority and they believe that adults are always right. Perpetrators of child sexual abuse know this and take advantage of these vulnerabilities in children. Sexual abuse is an abuse of power over a child and a violation of a child's right to normal, healthy, trusting relationships.

The following is a list of links that I have created to help answer questions.  Some pages might be triggering to victims.  

 

~ Select a Page ~ Anger Books Depression Feeling Overwhelmed Feelings Flashbacks Forgiveness Listen To The Child Preventing Child Abuse Reasons Not To Kill Yourself Safety On The Internet Signs Of Child Abuse Skylors Story Statistics Suicide Survivors Rights Things To Never Say To A Survivor Ways To Help A Loved One What Survivors Want You To Know

I am not a counselor and have no license in this related field.  All I have is personal experience and lots of therapy, but I can be a friend and a support without the license.

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