Parents of children who have been victimized by sexual predators tend to describe their family's experience as "unthinkable." But experts in childhood sexual abuse say parents should think about it and talk to their kids about it, because children who know what to look out for are less likely to be victimized.
It is important to educate young children about "good touch and bad touch" and "stranger danger," even though the majority of sexual offenses against children are perpetrated by someone the child knows and trusts.
Dr. Leigh Baker, a psychologist in Denver and the author of Protecting Your Children...
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