Lots of good information in this article, about how they weren’t who you would suspect, they worked to gain the trust of a child by minimizing the other adults in their lives, especially their parents, and used technology to communicate because parents weren’t savvy enough to keep track of how their kids used technology. I’m…
Children from all backgrounds do better when they have involved parents, this study shows that truth among poor families, but I have no doubt you’d find the same truth everywhere. And abusers have a much harder time isolating kids with involved parents too. “The good news is that parents who struggle financially are still finding…
Sadly, this is true: Now that I have a kid, I’ve noticed that most parents think like this. They believe children are safe only when they are in the care of adults, in part because kids have to be protected from would-be pedophiles and abductors. But as a psychologist with an expertise in child abuse,…
‘It’s time we all get out from the idea that child molesters are socially awkward and weird. The kind of people we are suspicious of at first sight. It simply isn’t true. For someone to be able to perpetrate that much hurt, to so many children, and over such a long period of time, you…
Surviving childhood abuse takes strength, there’s no question that you are strong, but how that strength plays out, and what limits there are to that strength are anyone’s guess. Survivors are all individuals, some will struggle with certain things, others with completely different things. None of that makes you stronger or weaker.We are all just…
He gave me advice only when I requested. He didn’t try to change me. He didn’t try to save me. All he did was ask “How are you doing?” Those four words told me at least one person cared. That’s all it takes to be a good friend and support someone. No one dealing with…
