Sexual abuse can happen to anyone, regardless of your race, age, gender or socioeconomic group. We always teach our children all sorts of ways to keep themselves safe. But, body safety isn’t taught until one is much older.
It’s time to talk about how you, as parents, can do to reduce the risk of your children for being assaulted. Now that we are more aware of the problem, we need to find some precautions which can help protect our children or from further abuse. Below are some ways to protect your children from sexual predators.
Involving In Your Child’s Life
If you are actively involved in your child’s life, you can make child sexual abuse more visible and can also help children feel more comfortable to talk to you whenever they have a problem. You can then take action to protect your little ones.
Talk To Kids About Sexual Abuse
1. Teach them body boundaries
Often, parents forget that sexual abuse usually begins with the sexual predator asking the child to touch them or someone else. Tell and teach your child that no one should touch their private parts and that no one should tell them to touch someone else’s private parts.
2. Talk about body parts
Talk about their body parts very clearly at a young age. Use actual words for their body parts. You often see children calling their ‘vaginas’ or ‘penises’ as bottoms because parents don’t feel comfortable teaching them what the actual words are. Knowing their body parts can help a child talk openly about it if something inappropriate happened.
3. Talk about the media
Talk to your kids about the sexual assaults you see on media. Start a conversation with your children so that they are aware of what is going on. Besides that, you can also signal your children that these are very important issues that they can talk to you about.
4. Teach your children that some body parts are private
Teach your child that their private parts are private for some reasons. They are not for everyone to see and that mommy and daddy are the only ones allowed to see them naked.
5. Let your children know that they will never get in trouble if they tell you a body secret
Children often don’t say anything because they are scared that they might get in trouble. Remember that, if sexual abuse happens, it is and will never be the child’s or your fault. Tell your child that no matter what happens, they can tell you anything about body secrets and safety and that they will never get in trouble.
Sometimes, children get embarrassed. Be aware of their actions and notice their emotions. Encourage them to speak up. Ask them about their day. Ask them what they are up to. Get involved.
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