Physical and Sexual Abuse

Our expert suggests ways a mother can help a child deal with unwanted sexual overtures. ...

There are steps that should be taken immediately when a child is striking your children or others. ...

At what point does "normal" childhood sexual exploration become sexual abuse and exploitation? ...

A relative who suspects sexual abuse in the family seeks advice. ...

How can you balance confidentiality with the need to protect a child who's suffering abuse? ...

A mother ask what she should can do to protect her child from her abusive husband. ...

Teaching Your Child to Protect Himself Childproofing If you hit your child apologize as soon as possible. Explain that you lost your temper and admit that that's no excuse. Acknowledge that you have no right to hit him. Make it understood that y...

What steps should you take when you find out your child has been molested? ...

An expert advises a mother on how she might help a son who was molested. ...

An expert suggests ways that a parent can learn about the therapy her child is receiving for past sexual abuse. ...

What to Do When You Suspect Child Neglect Family Matters Willful neglect is likely to trigger Child Protective Services intervention. A parent who is unable to provide the necessities of life due to poverty may, instead, seek assistance from ag...

Physical abuse is never the right response to misbehavior. ...

It's quite normal for a bad experience to have effects on classroom rules, but one needs to be rational about the actual risks faced. ...

A grandmother wants to know how she can persuade her ex-daughter-in-law to get her abused child the therapy that he needs. ...

Teaching Teenage Girls to Say No(From Protecting the Gift. Copyright 1999 by Gavin de Becker. Published by The Dial Press. Reprinted with permission.) How would it be if teenage girls had some initial wariness about every man they encountered? I...

A teacher is concerned that one of her preschoolers is sexually harassing his classmate. ...

Talking About Date RapeSpotting a Predator Did you know that somewhere in America a woman is raped every two minutes?* If you've ever waited anxiously for your daughter to come home from a night out, now you can find out how to teach her to prot...

Talking to Our Sons about Sex and LimitsIt's difficult enough to talk about sex with our kids, so it may add to your discomfort when I say that you need to talk to them about date rape too. Boys need to know when sex is consensual and when it's n...