The Molested Child – Childhood and Sexual Abuse

Volumes have been written on the topic of sexual abuse, analysing it from every angle. When one reads what has been written, perhaps the most striking thing about it is the power to disrupt lives: a single abusive act disrupts not just the life of a child but dozens of lives. If we are to reduce and repair the damage done by sexual abuse, we must truly understand how sexual abuse affects children and birth, foster and adoptive families.

Contents

• Introduction
• General Definition
• The Victim (child)
• The Family
• The Offender
• Impact on the Adult Survivor
• Progression of Abuse
• Dynamics of Incestuous Families
• Two General Patterns of Sexual Abuse-prone Families
• Signs of Child Sexual Abuse
• How You Can Help a Child
• For Parents of a Sexually Assaulted Child
• Why Kids Don’t Tell
• Reasons why Children Remain Silent
• Counselling

20 pages