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