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Article #78: Child Sexual Abuse

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This is not a topic that is typically dispelled is that sexual abuse only
sought and read with fervor but if you happens to socioeconomically
are a parent or a person who loves any disadvantaged families, one-parent
child under the age of 18, then you need families or families with drug
to know the staggering statistics of involvement. This simply is not true.
child sexual abuse in the United States. Child sexual abuse occurs as much in
Different references provide different rural areas, as in urban areas and cuts
statistics but the general consensus across all racial, ethnic and
among the experts is that one in three socioeconomic groups. There have been
girls will be sexually abused before she studies that show it is more likely to
reaches the age of eighteen and one in occur within families who isolate
six boys will be molested before their themselves from others, in families where
18th birthday. Do you really believe that alcohol abuse is a factor and in families
with statistics like these your children where there has been a generational
will be somehow magically immune from the history of abuse. Most perpetrators
problem? No one wants to believe his or establish a long-term relationship with
her child is at risk. No one wants to their victims. There is a grooming
think that anything so ugly could happen process that occurs. It may start with
in their family but the truth is that preferential treatment, providing gifts
most victims are molested by someone they and special privileges to earn a child's
know. According to Advocates for Youth at trust. The child may not want to lose his
a study done in three states reveals 96% or her special status or the relationship
of reported rape survivors under age 12 with the perpetrator so they go along as
knew their attacker. Child Help unwilling participants. If the child is
statistics at report 30-40% of children young enough, he or she may not even know
are abused by a family member, while there is anything wrong with the
another 50% are abused by someone they perpetrator's behavior. There are also
know and trust outside the family. Forty times when the perpetrator convinces the
percent of children are abused by older child catostrophic events will occur if
or bigger children whom they know. (This the child tells. They may have threatened
is confirmed by Advocates for Youth who to kill the child or the child's mother
found that adolescents were the offenders if the child tells. They may have
in 50% of reported cases.) That leaves threatened to start abusing a younger
only 10% who are actually abused by a sibling if the child tells. There are
stranger.Children are typically abused many reasons why your child may never
younger than most people think. Over 20% share what is happening. According to
of victims are abused prior to their 8th Child Help, 30% of victims never disclose
birthday and 50% who suffer violent their abuse to anyone, while 75% end up
attacks, such as sodomy, rape with an disclosing accidentally. Later, 20% who
object, or forcible fondling are under disclose end up recanting. Children do
twelve years-old. Also, a new statistic not make up these stories. Statistics
is emerging about solicitation on the show children only fabricate stories of
Internet. Child Help reports that one in sexual abuse ½% of the time. Believe
five children is sexually solicited while your child if he or she shares someone
surfing the Internet! How much has touched him or her inappropriately,
unsupervised time does your child spend even if it is someone you love. A book
on the Internet? Do you think he or she that is designed to help parents educate
knows enough to not give out personal their children about the dangers of child
details to a perpetrator online? Think sexual abuse is called, A Very Touching
again. Adult perpetrators are very good Book by Jan Hindman. You can get it from
at manipulating children into revealing here: Please don't wait until it's too
information or victimizing them through late. Arm your child with information
either bribes or threats. Most parents that can protect him or herself.
know to educate their children not to Kim works with parents and children
talk to strangers. Parents want to helping them with their communication
believe that it is some deranged skills ultimately leading to an
pedophile who catches and molests improvement in their relationships. Check
unsuspecting children. However, that is out her free teleconference Empowerment
not the reality according to national Parening.
statistics. Another myth that must be






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