| Many families do not want to believe their child is | | | | |
| being sexually abused even if the signs of child sexual | | | | Get Professional Help if Your Child Exhibits the Signs |
| abuse are staring them straight in the face. | | | | of Child Sexual Abuse |
| Unfortunately many families are in a similar situation | | | | |
| where both parents are working full time and | | | | If your child is exhibiting any or all of the signs of |
| someone other than the biological parents are caring | | | | child sexual abuse take your child to your family |
| for their children. Under these circumstances the | | | | doctor for a medical exam. You might also want to |
| potential for child sexual abuse is more prevalent. | | | | seek counseling with a professional who has |
| Obviously under these circumstances it is | | | | experience with child sexual abuse. Both the medical |
| tremendously important for parents to watch for the | | | | doctor and the psychological professional should be |
| signs of child sexual abuse. | | | | able to determine definitively whether anything |
| | | | sexually inappropriate has occurred. |
| Some common signs of child sexual abuse are: | | | | |
| | | | Many children who exhibit the signs of child sexual |
| * Sexually advanced for his or her age | | | | abuse feel like they have done something wrong. |
| * Increase in masturbation, preoccupation with sex | | | | Support your child and reassure them that they were |
| or promiscuous behavior | | | | the innocent victims. By taking the signs of child |
| * Frequent urinary track infections or irritation in the | | | | sexual abuse seriously and with your support and |
| genital area | | | | encouragement, your child will eventually emotionally |
| | | | heal from this abuse. Your child will also learn how |
| Do Not Ignore The Signs of Child Sexual Abuse | | | | much you trust and support them.Lisa Dunning is a |
| | | | California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist |
| Many families ignore the signs of child sexual abuse | | | | Specializing in Parent/Child Relationship issues and |
| believing their child was safe because someone they | | | | author of "Good Parents Bad Parenting: How To |
| knew always watched their children. Unfortunately, | | | | Parent Together When Your Parenting Styles Are |
| studies of child sexual abuse have shown that | | | | Worlds Apart".Lisa Dunning is a columnist for Las |
| children were most often abused by people they | | | | Vegas Family Magazine & Los Angeles Family |
| knew. It is important that you take these signs of | | | | Magazine and provides expert relationship and |
| child sexual abuse seriously so you could stop any | | | | parenting advice for television and radio programs |
| further abuse. | | | | throughout the country. |