How Sexual Assault effect child’s development
What is it?
Seduction can be involved to define sexual abuse, in which a beloved relative can entice child to sexual intercourse. It can be a violent act done by a stranger or someone else. It’s hard to define sexual assault owing to have lot of different forms, level of frequency, variance of cases, and difference of circumstances to which it can occur in.
Sexual abuse mostly happens in childhood that may affect child’s development. Direct touch, is not imperatively linked with sexual abuse, here is something that is important for therapists to understand, that sexual assault can take of different levels so it can still exploit the victim sexually and cause harm. Childhood sexual abuse violates human rights. Children must be able to engage in sexual activity in their own power and choice at the right time.
The nature and dynamics of the relationship between sexual harassment and sexual harassment are often a source of concern. When violence against women occurs in childhood, it impedes the development of everyday social life and can lead to many social problems.
Who will be affected?
A 2004 WHO review of research estimated the global prevalence of childhood sexual victimization to be about 27% among girls and around 14% among boys. The exact number is hard to determine because many cases are not reported to authorities. It’s a thought that around 50% of women and 25% of men have experienced sexual harassment in childhood.
Impact of sexual abuse on adult well being:
Childhood abuse can have extensive span of impacts in adulthood. Some adult survivors experienced little mental illness, but some have experienced many mental health problems.
Abuse is kind of trauma.
“Trauma is the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope causes feelings of helplessness, diminishes their sense of self and their ability to feel a full range of emotions and experiences. It does not discriminate and it is pervasive throughout the world.”
Effect on communal Relationships
One of the most devastating effects of child sexual abuse is the devastating impact it can have on the ability to build and maintain close, loving relationships — those close to Plato’s. It can affect the relationships that victims and survivors experience during sexual abuse and for the rest of their lives. They may find it difficult to talk to their partners, family and friends about sexual harassment, to prevent others from being able to help and provide support. 42% of victims and survivors who participated in the Truth Project said that child sexual abuse had a negative impact on their relationships with others.
Long-term Consequences of sexual abuse
· There does not appear to be a specific pattern of consequences from sexual abuse experienced in childhood.
· Victims of child sexual abuse can face immediate psychological consequences as well as chronic effects that can impact their adjustment throughout their development
Immediate psychological consequences of child sexual abuse include:
· Shock
· Fear
· Anxiety, nervousness
· Guilt
· Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
· Denial
· Confusion
· Withdrawal, isolation
Roughly one third of sexually abused children do not display symptoms deemed problematic (i.e. symptoms that have reached the clinical threshold).There may be various reasons for this, including:
These children experienced less severe sexual abuse.
These children have protective factors that help them cope better with the trauma of the abuse.
These children may exhibit no symptoms during assessment, but have latent squealed that might manifest later.
How can we teach our child to prevent sexual abuse?
Here I want to discuss some steps to teach our child to prevent sexual abuse:
1. Talk about body parts early
We should name body parts and talk about it very early. Proper names for body parts should be used, or at least teach your child what the actual words are for their body parts. Feel comfortable using appropriate words in front of your child.
2. Teach them that some body parts are private.
Tell your child that their private parts are called private because they are not for everyone to see.
Explain that mommy and daddy can see them naked, but people outside of the home should only see them with their clothes on. Explain how their doctor can see them without their clothes because mommy and daddy are there with them and the doctor is checking their body.
3. Teach your child body boundaries
Tell your child matter-of-factly that no one should touch their private parts and that no one should ask them to touch somebody else’s private parts. Parents will often forget the second part of this sentence. Sexual abuse often begins with the perpetrator asking the child to touch them or someone else.
4. Teach your child how to get out of scary or uncomfortable situations
Some children are uncomfortable with telling people, especially older peers or adults. Tell them, if something that feels wrong is happening, and help give them words to get out of uncomfortable situations.
5. Tell your child that a body touch might tickle or feel good.
Many parents and books talk about “good touch and bad touch,” but this can be confusing because often these touches do not hurt or feel bad. I prefer the term “secret touch,” as it is a more accurate depiction of what might happen.
6. Teach your child to protect themselves in this situation
Self-defense techniques and recommended behavior under the threat of violence is systematically taught in self-defense classes. Commercial self-defense education is part of the martial arts industry in the wider sense, and many martial arts instructors also give self-defense classes. While all martial arts training can be argued to have some self-defense applications, self-defense courses are marketed explicitly as being oriented towards effectiveness and optimized towards situations as they occur in the real world. Many systems are taught commercially, many tailored to the needs of specific target audiences (e.g, self-defense for children and teens).
