Get rid of the fear of harming children when teaching them the body parts early

Proactively teaching children about body parts, especially sensitive parts, is the simplest way to protect children from the risk of child abuse.

To prevent child sexual abuse, parents need to actively guide children to name each part of the body, especially the private parts. This will help your child understand what physical touch is allowed and what actions others should never be done with them.

According to a report by the Ministry of Public Security, in the first 6 months of 2018, there were 720 cases of child abuse nationwide, of which 573 cases of child abuse, accounting for 79.5% of the total number of child abuse cases.

Not only that, according to the media, the cases of child abuse in recent times have become more and more serious. However, despite many dangerous warnings about this situation, many parents are still very negligent in the issue of equipping their children with knowledge and skills so that they can protect themselves, thereby leading to unfortunate incident.

To protect children from state child abuse, you should be equipped with the skills self-defense ,  skill preventing harm to children from an early age so that when problems occur, the child will quickly inform notify parents or improvise to get out of danger.

Teach children about their body parts to prevent child abuse

Young children are very curious about everything around them, especially the parts of the body. As a parent, you should teach your children about the parts of the body early to avoid curiosity about the gender of the opposite sex and avoid sexual abuse. In addition, when you have a clear understanding of the parts of the body, children will also easily express and share the problems that the baby's body is facing.

Many parents wonder when to teach their children. In fact, there is no exact age but you should teach your children as soon as possible. With toddlers, you do not need to explain too much, just teach your child to remember the name of the body parts carefully. You can do this through some fun activities:

Use a doll or animal toy: You can use a doll and hold hands, show your child about body parts. In addition, you can also use toys or pictures of animals to teach your children about the similarities and differences between animal bodies and humans. For example, animals usually have tails and humans do not, animals have 4 legs but humans have only 2 legs. If you have a pet in your family, you can use it as an example to teach your child.

Use of tools: Give your child a small toy that she can use to point to body parts. For example, when you say nose, ask your baby to point your nose in the mirror or your nose.

Use visuals: This method is very useful because it is easy for young children to gather a lot of information from what they see. You can use large pictures of the human body to teach children or teach them through fun cartoons. For children a little older, you can take a piece of paper and draw the outline of the body, then have your baby draw eyes, nose, arms, legs ... in the correct position.

Use music: Music is another useful method you can try. You can choose a song or tune that your baby likes, then replace the lyrics with the names of body parts and ask them to sing while pointing at their body. This will help your baby learn quickly and feel much more interesting.

In addition to the normal parts of the body, parents also need to pay attention to teach children about sensitive parts to prevent child abuse. With the knowledge you teach, children will understand what are allowed touches and what actions are never done. From there, children will soon learn how to safely protect themselves, preventing strangers from touching their bodies.

Do not teach children how to call private names by nicknames: Parents rarely call the exact names of sensitive parts when teaching children, but most of them replace them with a certain nickname. However, you should avoid doing this because it will make your child think that there is something bad about private parts, which easily makes them believe that they are not talking about any inappropriate touch. do into your private area. If your child is young, you do not need to explain too carefully about the difference between the male and female genitals, but teach them exact terms like penis, vagina ...

Create comfort, lightness:  Give your child a sense of comfort when teaching your child about her genitals. For children, this can be a pretty interesting topic and they will giggle when you talk about it. Let your child laugh and laugh before starting a serious conversation with them.

Emphasizing the importance of protecting the genitals: The genitals have a very important function but are very vulnerable, so they need to be protected. These are the things that you should say to your child and should be emphasized.

Teach children with clear situations: According to research, most young children often do not know what to do when in dangerous situations. To avoid this, you can create games that simulate situations your child may encounter to help them learn how to act. You should teach children what to do, who to share with and not to hide anything from their parents.

Teach your children as soon as possible: You should teach children about the private parts of the body early. According to statistics, there are more and more cases of child sexual abuse, especially children between the ages of 3 and 8, so you should teach them as soon as possible so that they can consciously protect themselves.

Encourage your child to talk about their feelings: Encourage your child to speak out their own feelings, such as when they are sad, happy, afraid or angry. Children may have difficulty expressing emotions, so it is a good idea to come up with a variety of scenarios they may encounter to help them properly describe their situation.

Child abusers can be acquaintances: Neighbors, relatives, friends ... all the people they love and trust can become abusers. Not only that, in addition to preventing adults, at present, the trend of children abusing children is also very alarming. Therefore, parents should teach children to understand that when playing with you, what behavior is appropriate and which behavior is not allowed. In addition, you should also teach your child to tell you immediately if anyone is acting inappropriately.

Teach your children how to say "no": You should teach your child to frankly reject other people's unreasonable requests. This skill not only helps to protect children from the risk of child abuse, but is also very useful in case the child is teased or bullied at school by friends.

Teaching children about body parts, especially private areas, is one of the most important ways to prevent child abuse. With the knowledge that you equip, children will have more skills to protect themselves against corrupt behaviors of bad guys. Please take care of your children more, do not let one day have to regret everything that happened.