Preventing Sexual Abuse in Children

Protect your child from predators while still encouraging activity participation.Extracurricular activities are great for kids.

But, it’s difficult to encourage them to participate in these activities with the abuse stories that are prevalent in the news.

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You must prepare your children to talk about tough topics. Let them know they won’t get in trouble if they share with you. Explain that sometimes people do inappropriate things with children and you want to be the protector. Communication is the key.

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Perpetrators try to confuse kids so they’re in a jam. They use the camaraderie and participation to groom children into silence. They threaten or justify what they’re doing is okay.

You have to assure the kids that they aren’t being disloyal by sharing secrets. If behavior is appropriate, there should be no secrets.

Ask about policies and safety measures for activity participation. What are the overnight policies? What preventatives are in place to keep your child safe? Show the officials that you are scrutinizing what is happening. 

You also have the right to drop in unannounced to practices and training sessions. Unpredictable parents are scary to perpetrators.

Listen as Dr. Angelo Giardino joins Melanie Cole, MS, to advise on how to protect your kids from predators while still encouraging participation in extracurricular activities.

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