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@cbatchman0405 Thanks for your response. Do you think that your experience of your sister being sexually abused has made you more alert of the possible risks to your own son and more prepared to take action to lower those risks? My feeling, from reading through people's accounts is that previous...

@twinkle2304 Many thanks for sharing your experiences. It can be the case that previous experiences can shape how we perceive present risks of sexual abuse. When mothers have experienced sexual abuse or harassment themselves this can lead them to conclude that one can never be sure that someone...

@emeline Very interesting. Was the touching something that you felt was an issue in its own right? That is to say, did you feel that the issue was purely one of respecting the right of your son to have his choice about being touched respected? Or did you feel that your request, if respected by...

@katrina2017 Very interesting. It seems that you have the emotional and mental resource to be able to cope with and boundary what is in essence an uncomfortable conversation. My experience of reading and talking to people about this issue, is that it is quite often prior experiences which lead...

A recent piece of research demonstrated that mothers needed to take four steps to get to the point where they were able to take action to reduce risks: Increasing understanding about abuse, how and where it happens. Accepting the possibility of abuse at home and in the family. Accurately...