These kinds of programs make a difference. Making sure kids understand safety issues, and how to report anything that is not safe, is an important part of fighting child abuse. If you don’t teach them, they won’t know. You’re not “ruining their innocence”, you are educating them before someone else does.
You may not like what they learn from other people who want to take advantage of their naivete.
“The mother’s archetypal role is as a nurturer and protector, but challenging new Australian research is shedding light on the little-known crime of mother-son sexual abuse.” This is a really in-depth article about research into an area of sexual abuse that rarely gets mentioned, even among those of us who talk about child abuse online….
Staff working for the ex BBC Director General Mark Thompson were allegedly warned about Jimmy Savile on two occasions by two separate sources, Sky News has reported. Their summary from Sunday 28th October, which preceded Savile’s great-niece’s disclosure later the same day, is here.
Guys, let’s be honest, this statistic is just as true outside the UK as it is inside where this survey was done, and it’s proof positive that we aren’t doing something right. The mental health charity surveyed 3,000Â men and found that only a quarter would openly tell their male friends if they were struggling with…
One of the more interesting apps on my Apple Watch is the Breathe App, which buzzes a couple of times per day and simply reminds me to take deep, slow breaths for a minute. Granted, when it buzzes during a particularly stressful moment, like rushing to catch an airplane, I have been known to curse…
Jen Winter sent me a link to an in-depth opinion piece she had written about the new TSA scanners and pat-down procedures in the US, specifically from the point of view of the mother of sexual abuse survivors. I’ve kept an eye on all of the latest news, and protests, about the new TSA procedures,…
So yes, some of these conversations will be difficult, but believe me, the conversation with your adult kids about the abuse they suffered as children without you knowing about it, will be a lot harder. I’ve had that conversation with my parents in my 20’s. I’m sure they wished they didn’t have to have that.
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