How can we prevent abuse?
- By encouraging an understanding that sexual abuse results from poor problem-solving in people who have vulnerabilities related to feeling lonely, unloved or rejected as a result of recent stresses and childhood experiences, or have developed a sexual addiction for the same reasons.
- By recognising risk factors in ourselves, and asking for help before such problems start, or get out of hand.
- By inoculating our children through an infusion of care, love and supervision. Boys and girls neglected of love, physical touch, care and attention are at greater risk of attracting the attention of potential abusers who will try to manipulate or seduce them for their own benefit. Particularly in the case of boys, if such deprived children are abused or engage in sexual activity whilst immature, they are at greater risk of perpetuating the abuse through their confusion of affection and sexuality, which springs from their combined affectional neglect and sexual experiences.
