Monday, November 24, 2008

How Sex Education Protect Your Child From Sexual Abuse

Child Sexual Abuse

Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse which involves sexual contact between a child and another person with or without force. Now a day, Child sexual abuse is more common than you imagine. All over the world, one in four child sexually abused. The study shows that children between the ages of 5 and 12 are most vulnerable. Children are at risk for sexual abuse even within their own homes apart from other abuser who enjoys the trust of the child including, School teacher, School bus driver and neighbors.

Importance Of Sex Education To Prevent Sexual Abuse

To overcome the problem of sexual abuse every children should be educated in right manner. Standards and codes of behavior regarding sex vary from community to community. Similarly, sex education also varies according to the beliefs of particular community. It depends on many factors such as religious, cultural, economic and social.

Many consider that sex is something private and personal and should not be discussed in public. In these days, sex is also integral part of our life, so nothing wrong in providing sex education to child. Better to start sex education between the ages of 5 to 12. Many schools also started in providing sex education to children. It is best that to provide the education by the parents themselves or some older member of the family with whom child relates comfortably.


Ways To Providing Sexual Education

Many children ignorant of their private body parts, abuser takes more advantages of this aspect. So first you need to educate the importance of some private body parts of child and tell them no body allowed to touch these parts including close friends. If any body tries to touch these parts, tell them to bring the matter immediately without any fear.

Try to answer the sex question of your child in such a way that makes them alert and to act as sensibly. Of course, do not try to cover the whole field of sex in your answer. When children satisfied with your answers, they come back later, with more questions that makes really good sign of imparting sex education. As the child grows, he or she asks many aspects of this subject. In fact, you need to worry if the child does not ask questions about sex. Parents guide needed in the early stage of child, once they grow up, they started to learn more on this subject apart from parents guide. Sex education to child involves vital role in killing sexual abuse problem.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

All true, but obviously the author is not a native speaker of English! This should be re-written if it is expected to be 'virally' promulgated.