How to respond to a child who shares about abuse?

Child Sexual Abuse awareness and raising our voice against it is the need of the hour. Children, as we have known them, are the purest form of beings existing and we, have the responsibility for their safety, as it was our choice to bring them to this world. At the same time, gaining their trust is the biggest achievement any parent can do, because the children learn how to talk and respond to situations, by observing us. Child sexual abuse is the most inhuman crime and memory that children must bear for the rest of their lives. Our responsibility doesn’t end with teaching them the safe and unsafe touch. More than the children themselves, the parents must keep looking out for any signs, that the children are showing. Also, when the adults observe that the child is trying to start a conversation, do not snap at the child or make hasty decisions about what the child is expressing. A listening ear is what they need the most now. Calm the child down and tell them, that they have no guilt to be carried as it’s not their fault at all. In fact, the offender is the one who would have to undergo the shame and agony for the rest of their lives. Talk to the child and assure that the child is trusted and that the offender will be punished soon, and they will cause no harm to the child or the parent, thereafter. Thank the child for having trusted you and saying that they are brave enough that they opened up about the offender and the agony they were going through.Checkout our child safety courses: https://courses.ourvoix.com/