![]() ![]() If you have children 8+ years of age this video is a real eye-opener and worth watching. You can watch our video with Sandra here: (EMBED) We caught up with Sandra Ifrah, a Child & Adolescent Psychologist, to ask her about age-appropriate conversations we can have with our children around this topic, what to look out for and what you can do to protect your children. What shocked me most when I first interviewed on this topic was how perpetrators enter the family and not only groom the child, they also groom parents in order to build trust. In most cases, over 90%, the perpetrators are known to the family and the child. When we think about sexual abuse we think of the ‘stranger’ in the park, around the corner however the reality is very different. The stats tell us that 65-70% of these victims fall under 10-years of age. ![]() Globally, around 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys aged 0-18 experience some form of sexual abuse, physical or emotional. However, it’s also a topic we need to talk to our children about. ![]() A topic many of us parents don’t know how to approach, or what language to use. ![]()
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