{"id":3225,"date":"2019-05-27T07:14:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T11:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/?p=3225"},"modified":"2021-09-12T14:36:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T18:36:19","slug":"possible-signs-of-child-sexual-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/possible-signs-of-child-sexual-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible Signs of Child Sexual Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Parents may think a child is lying if they talk about\nsexual abuse, especially if it involves someone the family trusts. Children can\nmake up stories about many things but they rarely make up stories or lie about\nsexual matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a child tells you someone is harming them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>listen to them. It takes a lot of courage for a\nchild to tell about the abuse.<\/li><li>stay calm. They may be afraid to say more if you\nshow you are shocked or upset<\/li><li>do not ask lots of questions. Let them tell you\nin their own words<\/li><li>make sure the child is safe and let them know\nyou will do your best to stop them being harmed<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Take action if a child tells you someone is harming them.\nYou may be the only person they tell. It is important that the abuse stops.\nThey can help you work out what to do. They are required to keep your details\nconfidential. The victim needs to be safe and the offending child needs help to\nstop the behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children exposed to sexual abuse often change how they\nbehave. They may have physical signs or they may act in ways that are not usual\nfor them. They might:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>seem to know more about sex than is usual for\ntheir age<\/li><li>do drawings which show sexual body parts or\nbeing hurt by others<\/li><li>get upset or scared when people talk about\nbodies or sex<\/li><li>hurt themselves or take big risks<\/li><li>have sleep problems and nightmares<\/li><li>have problems at school or not want to go<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other things can also cause some of these behaviors in\nyour child\u2019s life. If your child is showing problem sexual behavior, you need\nto act straight away and seek help from professionals. Be careful not to shame\nyour child. Talk with your child often and do not ignore changes that seem out\nof character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1024x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1024x204.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-768x153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1536x306.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-2048x408.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sexual abuse has a big impact on a child\u2019s ability to trust adults to keep them safe and to relate to others. They can feel scared, angry, or helpless because they cannot control what is happening to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children may need help to deal with the effects of the abuse. As adolescents, they may become sexually active at an earlier age, and take risks. As they become adults, it can affect their intimate relationships and make them feel worthless, anxious, and depressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child sexual abuse can be prevented or stopped. Everyone can help make sure children are safe. Certain people must make a report if they suspect child abuse. This applies to doctors, nurses, dentists, psychologists, police, probation officers, social workers, teachers, family day carers, clergy, and those working where services are provided to children, including sports. People in the community can also report their concerns. It is important to do this even if you think it is not your business or you do not want to get involved. You could stop a child from being harmed and help a family get support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents may think a child is lying if they talk about sexual abuse, especially if it involves someone the family trusts. Children can make up stories about many things but they rarely make up stories or lie about sexual matters. If a child tells you someone is harming them: listen to them. It takes a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/possible-signs-of-child-sexual-abuse\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Possible Signs of Child Sexual Abuse<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[143],"tags":[205,264,489,792],"class_list":["post-3225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-youth-mental-health","tag-behavior","tag-child","tag-harming","tag-sexual-abuse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3225"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5418,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3225\/revisions\/5418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}