Contents:
- Medical Video: Recognising Indicators of Child Abuse Demo
- What are some forms of sexual violence in children?
- Sexual abuse of children physically
- Sexual violence in non-physical children
- Then, how do you know if a child has experienced sexual violence?
- Early signs of sexual violence that occur in children
- Physical signs due to sexual violence in children
- What can be done if children become victims of sexual violence?
Medical Video: Recognising Indicators of Child Abuse Demo
Cases of sexual violence in children such as endless. Reporting from Republika referring to the 2015 Child Protection Commission (KPAI) data, there were 21.6 million cases of child rights violations throughout 2010-2014. Of these, 58 percent are categorized as sexual crimes followed by murder.
Children who have experienced sexual abuse in any form generally feel afraid to share their experiences. Therefore, every parent must be able to be sensitive and recognize each child's movements that do not appear as usual.The following are signs of sexual violence in children that you must pay attention to and be aware of.
What are some forms of sexual violence in children?
Sexual harassment is not only present in the form of rape. That is probably why many parents are not aware of the signs that the child shows. Sexual violence can be either physical or non-physical violence. What are some examples of physical and non-physical sexual violence?
Sexual abuse of children physically
- Touch the intimate area or the child's genitals to fulfill his passion
- Make children touch the private part or the genitals of the offender
- Make children come into play in their sexual games
- Put something in the genitals or anus of the child
Sexual violence in non-physical children
- Showing things that are pornographic to children, whether it's videos, photos or pictures
- Having children pose unnaturally
- Ask children to watch various things related to sex
- Peek or watching a child who is bathing or is inside a toilet
Then, how do you know if a child has experienced sexual violence?
Sexual violence in any form can cause trauma to victims, especially children. The pressure he makes makes him not dare to tell what he experienced, even to you as his parents. This makes him tend to withdraw and become quiet.
For that, you must be sensitive and pay attention to behavior changes that might occur to your child. then, what are the signs of child sexual abuse?
Early signs of sexual violence that occur in children
- Often have nightmare to experience sleep problems
- Behavior changes, for example using toys or objects as sexual stimulation
- Being very closed and quiet
- In a state of anger, his emotions will be very explosive and out of control
- Mention inappropriate words or terms, such as mentioning genital body parts and unknown where they know
- Doing things that endanger him, such as injuring himself with sharp objects
- Tells his new friend who is older and mentions that he got a lot of gifts from that person for no apparent reason
- Suddenly feeling scared if invited to a certain place or when meeting certain people
- Children may show signs of rebellion or challenging behavior
- Changes in eating habits
- Children may try to commit suicide.
If your child experiences such things, you should approach him and try to make him tell what happened to him. Although indeed these signs can occur when your child experiences other things in his life, such as when faced with the problem of parental divorce, is grieving due to a family member who died, or just having a problem with a friend at school.
However, there is nothing wrong for you to keep digging up the information that is on your little one and make it comfortable so he wants to tell what he felt at the time. In addition to these signs, there are some physical signs of sexual violence in children that you should be aware of. Usually, this physical sign can be seen if the sexual violence that occurs is severe enough or even has been done for a long period of time, so that it can leave marks on the child's body.
Physical signs due to sexual violence in children
- Children feel pain, bleeding, or discharge from their genitals, anus, or mouth
- Feeling pain repeatedly, every time he urinates
- Becomes frequent bedwetting again
- Pain or difficulty walking or sitting
- There is blood in her underwear
- Bruising in unusual places, for no apparent reason
What can be done if children become victims of sexual violence?
As parents who have been aware of the signs of sexual abuse in children, it is certainly difficult to accept reality. However, do not let you lose control and make your child feel more guilty. First, calm yourself down and investigate what really happened by asking your child about the series of events he has experienced.
If the child has given himself to tell the trauma, immediately report it to the authorities and ask to undergo it post mortem in the hospital. Next the doctor can design a physical care plan and special therapy to restore the child's condition, and help you make reporting to the police.
If you suspect that your child or closest relative has experienced sexual violence in any form, it is strongly recommended to contact police emergency number 110; KPAI (Indonesian Child Protection Commission) at (021) 319-015-56; Komnas Perempuan at (021) 390-3963; ATTITUDE (Solidarity with Victims of Violence Against Children and Women) at (021) 319-069-33; LBH APIK at (021) 877-972-89; or contact Integrated Crisis Center - RSCM at (021) 361-2261.
