Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse: A Parent’s Guide

by Janie Hart-Rossi

Introduction

A Note to Teachers

1. Facts You Need to Know About Sexual Abuse

What is Sexual Abuse
Characteristics of Sexual Abuse Offenders
What To Do If You Suspect Abuse

2. Preparing Parents to Deal With This Subject

Personal Bubble
Touch Continuum
Using Eye Contact
Getting Comfortable with Anatomical Words for Body Parts

3. Guided Reading of It’s MY Body With Your Children

4. What Parents Can Do to Make Child Sexual Abuse Less Likely

Establish a Touching Code:
     —With Your Immediate Family
     —Among Relatives
     —Among Others

Develop Positive Self-Image:
—Give Esteem-Building Messages
—Build a Healthy Body Image

Talk About Feelings:
     —Develop a Feeling Vocabulary
     —Accept and Express Feelings in Daily Life
     —Play Feeling Games and Activities

Encourage Decision-Making:
     —Give Children Choices
     —Play "What Would You Do If . . .?"
     —Make it Easier for a Child to Tell

Appendix: Where to Go for More Information

Useful for 1–12 years
64 pages
$8.95 paperback
$17.95 library

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