How
to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse in Nigeria
As many as one in three girls and
one in seven boys will be sexually abused at some point in their childhood,
according to "Stop It Now!"
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With growing public awareness in
Nigeria that child sexual abuse is far more prevalent than previously believed,
many parents are wondering how to protect their kids from sexual predators. As many as one in three girls and
one in seven boys will be sexually abused at some point in their childhood,
according to "Stop It Now!," an international organization that aims
to prevent sexual abuse of children by "mobilizing adults, families and
communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed."
"Parents must be aware of the fact that
most sexual abuse cases involve a person the child knows, strangers are not the greatest danger to
your children,”
says, Chidinma Stella Onuoha, a lawyer and author of the recently released
e-book, ‘Protect Your
Child from Sexual Abuse in Nigeria’.
In this book, the author focuses on
both preventive and corrective steps toward fighting the child sexual abuse
scourge in Nigeria. The effects of childhood sexual abuse can be debilitating
and long-lasting," says Chidinma. "It can result in major
psychological, emotional, and physical disorders including substance abuse,
depression, sexual dysfunction, eating disorders, and an inability to have
healthy, happy relationships."
The
reality of Child Sexual Abuse is a terrifying concept - but it is something
that every parent needs to face because knowledge is power! The fact is that
nearly every incident of sexual abuse is preventable, with simple steps that
parents can take. Though parenting is the toughest job out there, it is also
the area where one gets the least expertise. What makes it particularly
challenging is the fact that society looks forward to entrusting every child's
safety and protection to the parents. Thus, parents should know first-hand how
to deal with any kind of child problems and issues, including sexual abuse.
Parents should have a plan for protecting their children!
There
is a plan of protecting your loved ones which is embodied in an e-book, ‘Protect
Your Child from Sexual Abuse in Nigeria’. This e-book will show:
•The
harsh realities of child sexual abuse in Nigeria, •the pain that child sexual
abuse causes and the false beliefs that child sexual abuse create, •how to
recognize the warning signs •How to keep a child safe from sexual abuse •who
sexually abuses children? •How
and where abusers gain access to children •Steps to healing where sexual abuse
has already happened •Celebrities that have survived child sexual abuse • the
nongovernmental organizations in Nigeria (and their addresses) that can help
you deal with child sexual abuse when it has happened
Parents Are Funny and they're so
funny about believing that child sexual abuse can only happen to the
"other person’s child". It doesn't! Do not take things for granted; it is better to be
safe than sorry. Child sexual abuse has many harmful and devastating effects on
its young victims - physically, mentally and spiritually -- leaving scars that
can last a lifetime. Please think about it.
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