Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Kids Safe

She was awarded the Faye Honey Knopp Award for her work. She has devoted her career to seeking answers to how to better prevent sexual violence. She lives in Cranbury, New Jersey. She has authored fifty articles and book chapters on the topic as well as co-authored the book Sexual Violence: Evidence-Based Policy and Prevention. Cynthia Calkins, PhD, is a professor, clinical psychologist, and mother of two young boys. About the AuthorElizabeth Jeglic, PhD, is a professor, clinical psychologist, and mother of three young children. She has authored over sixty articles and book chapters on sexual violence prevention, as well as co-authored the book Sexual Violence: Evidence-Based Policy and Prevention. She lives in Union City, New Jersey.

Elizabeth Jeglic, PhD, is a professor, clinical psychologist, and mother of three young children. Cynthia Calkins, PhD, is a professor, clinical psychologist, and mother of two young boys. She lives in Cranbury, New Jersey. She has devoted her career to seeking answers to how to better prevent sexual violence. She has authored fifty articles and book chapters on the topic as well as co-authored the book Sexual Viol

Keeping Your Children Safe from Sexual Offenders empowers parents by providing much needed knowledge about a subject that is hard for many to discuss, much less take action on. Sexual violence against our children is a real and everyday danger. With easily digestible facts and figures, highlighted key points, and discussion group questions, Keeping Your Children Safe from Sexual Offenders is a necessary guide for any parenting or community group to begin the conversationand develop sexual violence prevention strategies in their communities that will make a difference.. A guide that empowers and equips us with the right knowledge and concrete strategies to curb sexual violence on our children. Seeking both to present the right information as well as dispel misconceptions based on unfounded fears, this guide presents comprehensive research and evidence in an accessible way, equipping guardians with practical solutions, concrete tools, and tangible skills designed to keep kids of all agesfrom child to tween to teensafe from sex crimes. Learn about the realities of child sex offenders, how online registries function, what threats and risks exist online, what to do if you suspect abuse, and how to develop open and honest communication with your children on these dangers. Unfortunately, not many of us know the right wayor even howto think about and address such a sensitive topic. Protecting them from the th