Parents’ Guidelines on Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

In the traditional Chinese concept, Children are often assumed to be ungender-conscious. Parents are generally shy about sex education and do not tell their children where their bodies are private and cannot be touched by others. Some parents also let their children run around in open-backed pants or take their already gender-conscious children into public toilets or dressing rooms of the opposite sex. These practices not only fail to help children establish a good gender awareness, but also easily reduce children’s self-protection awareness and protection against sexual abuse. Most people turn pale at the mention of [sexual assault], especially for parents of children: they often do not know how to discuss this topic with their children. However, like the terrible Read More …