Providing a safe, respectful and healing environment for children who are victims of abuse.
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ABOUT ABUSE:
Definitions of Abuse:
* Physical Abuse
- Hitting or pinching hard enough to leave a mark which does not go away right away
- Burning with a cigarette, lighter, iron, stove top burner or other instrument which leaves an injury
- Biting hard enough to leave a mark or break the skin
- Choking, pinching, kicking or pushing in to walls or objects
* Sexual Abuse - Any Misuse of a child for sexual pleasure of gratification
- Touching of vagina, penis, breasts or buttocks
- Asking a child to touch adult private parts
- Oral Sex
- Intercourse
- Pornography
* Neglect - failure to provide basic needs and care dependent upon the age of a child. Basic needs are
described as food, shelter, clothing, education, medical care, and supervision
* Emotional Abuse - When someone who cares about a child
- Calls them names that are really mean
- Telling a child they are stupid, worthless, or a mistake
- Making fun of a child till it hurts them
- Telling a child they are never good enough and can t do anything right
- Telling a child you wish they were never born
* Physical Abuse
- Hitting or pinching hard enough to leave a mark which does not go away right away
- Burning with a cigarette, lighter, iron, stove top burner or other instrument which leaves an injury
- Biting hard enough to leave a mark or break the skin
- Choking, pinching, kicking or pushing in to walls or objects
* Sexual Abuse - Any Misuse of a child for sexual pleasure of gratification
- Touching of vagina, penis, breasts or buttocks
- Asking a child to touch adult private parts
- Oral Sex
- Intercourse
- Pornography
* Neglect - failure to provide basic needs and care dependent upon the age of a child. Basic needs are
described as food, shelter, clothing, education, medical care, and supervision
* Emotional Abuse - When someone who cares about a child
- Calls them names that are really mean
- Telling a child they are stupid, worthless, or a mistake
- Making fun of a child till it hurts them
- Telling a child they are never good enough and can t do anything right
- Telling a child you wish they were never born
Statistics:
* 1 in 4 girls will be sexually abused by age 18
* 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused by age 18
* 1 in 5 children are solicited sexually while on the internet
* Only 10% of abusers are strangers
* People who abuse children look and act like everyone else. They often
go out of their way to appear trustworthy to gain access to children
* 34% of victims are abused by family members
* Another 5% are abused by someone they know and trust.
* 1 in 4 girls will be sexually abused by age 18
* 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused by age 18
* 1 in 5 children are solicited sexually while on the internet
* Only 10% of abusers are strangers
* People who abuse children look and act like everyone else. They often
go out of their way to appear trustworthy to gain access to children
* 34% of victims are abused by family members
* Another 5% are abused by someone they know and trust.
How to Respond to Disclosures of Child Sexual Abuse
* Encourage your child to talk freely about what happened
* Do not be judgmental of the abuser or show reaction
* Tell them it is not their fault
* Assure your child they did the right thing in telling you
* Avoid making promises to your child about what will happen
* Show that you understand and just listen, do not ask a lot of
questions
* Assure them they will be talking to someone about he abuse who will
keep them safe
* Thank you child for being honest and brave
* Encourage your child to talk freely about what happened
* Do not be judgmental of the abuser or show reaction
* Tell them it is not their fault
* Assure your child they did the right thing in telling you
* Avoid making promises to your child about what will happen
* Show that you understand and just listen, do not ask a lot of
questions
* Assure them they will be talking to someone about he abuse who will
keep them safe
* Thank you child for being honest and brave
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