Skills to help children deal with pedophiles

(Baonghean.vn) - Sexual abuse can happen to children in any culture, society, race, or religion. Authorities and parents themselves need to equip children with the necessary skills to protect themselves from sexual abuse.

Sex education

Teach children to recognize sensitive areas, genitals on the body and that their body belongs only to them. Children have the right not to let anyone touch their sensitive areas or have actions such as caressing or hugging them.

Let your child know that “no one has the right to hurt or make you uncomfortable”. In addition, children should also know that danger can come from anyone, from housekeepers, teachers and even family members...

If someone tries to touch your child, they need to seek help from an adult. Furthermore, children need to be taught that they should not touch others if they do not want to.

Care for children

Parents should closely monitor all activities and feelings of their children. This can help parents quickly recognize some unusual signs and promptly share with their children when they encounter difficulties.

After each class, parents can pay attention to their children with simple questions like: "What did you do today, who did you play with, who did you eat lunch with, what did you play after school?"

Unlike bruises caused by beatings, signs of sexual abuse are often unclear. Therefore, parents need to regularly check their child's body, closely monitor all developments, psychology and emotions. Children often change their temperament, daily habits such as sleep, eating habits, or have mood swings, strange behavior for a long time.

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Share with your child

When children know that their opinions are heard and taken seriously, they will have the courage to speak up. Parents can start a conversation, asking about their children's moods and feelings. It is never too late.

Speak up with your child

Because of the perpetrator's threats, many children feel anxious and afraid to speak up and tell the truth. Parents and relatives need to build trust with children, so that they understand that they will not get into trouble or have any problems if they tell the whole story.

Provide skills for children to protect themselves

1. Help children recognize signs of sexual abuse:

There is not much difference in the signs of sexual abuse for boys and girls. Children can be abused and harassed equally; the only difference is the way the bad guys approach them.

Show your child situations such as someone suddenly giving them gifts, toys, special care without reason or saying sweet, enticing words. Then, they entice and entice the child to go out far away or to a dark, deserted place and then touch sensitive parts, private parts of the body, and can go further to humiliate and hurt the child...

2. Create realistic situations to help children experience:

Include real-life stories so that children can recognize what constitutes abuse or humiliation from others. They must try to stay calm and find ways to distract the subject, such as screaming loudly, biting their hand, crying (as if in pain), or running outside to ask for help.

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3. Practice many times with children:

In normal circumstances, children can "practice" very accurately for their parents, but when danger occurs, they may panic and may not know how to handle it, so if there is an opportunity, parents must regularly reinforce with their children in different circumstances and situations to help them understand and remember for a long time.

There is no one-size-fits-all method for teaching children. Parents should cleverly combine many forms such as watching video clips of similar scenes so that children can experience real emotions if they were in that situation.

4. Teach children to say “no” to tempting behavior:

Teaching children to politely refuse is a skill of self-control and self-control in the face of temptations from eye-catching, attractive gifts.

Without your parents' permission, you are not allowed to receive anything from anyone or go to a strange place that could be harmful to you, no matter how much fun it is.

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5. Practice skills in detecting suspicious signs:

When communicating with children, be aware that they need to develop the skill of observing external expressions such as facial expressions, gestures, and movements of the person opposite to recognize any lurking dangers; keep a safe distance or stand in a crowded place to be able to call for help if there are signs of attack or abuse.

During activities or studying, you should go in groups to protect and help each other when you encounter situations where others are misbehaving.

6. Be proactive when discussing sexual abuse:

Always be open and listen closely to your children so that they trust you to tell you immediately about the signs of sexual abuse they are experiencing. Parents must be proactive when discussing sexual abuse with their children and act appropriately, not too panicked or angry.

That attitude makes children look at problems in a more scientific and natural way and are not too afraid to integrate into society./.

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