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If you want to get an idea of how well your child is likely to recognise a high risk situation, try answering these questions:
- Does your child know which parts of their body no one should touch except by a parent or doctor?
- Does your child know that any touching of private parts of the body should always be discussed with you?
- Is your child comfortable discussing ordinary sexual matters with you?
- Could your child recognise when non-sexual touching is becoming over-familiar?
- Is your child aware that there are very few situations where they should be alone with an older person who is not their parent or other close relative, and that such a situation
should be discussed with a parent first?
- Is your child able to recognise when someone is trying to encourage them to do something they feel is wrong?
- Would your child always talk to you about people who try to encourage them to do things that feel wrong?
- Does your child know that even if they are unable to stop someone touching them in ways that feel wrong the first time, it is not their fault if it happens again and they must tell you as soon as possible?
- Does your child know that you will always believe them and support them if they tell you anything they are worried about?
If you cannot honestly answer yes to all these questions, your child is more at risk of being sexually exploited than he or she needs to be.
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