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