What is Pedophilia

 *What is  Pedophilia?*

Pedophilia is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction towards children/a child.

 _*Who is a child?*_ 

A child is anyone below the age of 18. Also note that children are gifts from God and He expect us as earthly guardians to take proper Care of each and every one of them.

One of our major duties is to keep them away from this phycarist patients called pedophile.

There are different ways children can be abused. Below are some:

*CHILD MOLESTATION!*

Child Molestation is also known as child sexual abuse. It is a secret crime involving a range of indecent sexual activities between an adult and a child.

*TYPES OF MOLESTATION:*

-Defilement

-Rape

-Fingering

-Making a child watch pornography

-Exposing the genital to kids

-Indecent touching

-Fondling etc

*WHO COULD ABUSE YOUR CHILD?*

*ANYBODY*

Studies show that over 95% of sexually abused children are abused by persons known or close to the child or the child's family.

*ABUSERS ARE MOSTLY NOT STRANGERS.*

They are right there in your house, co-tenants, family members, lesson teachers, neighbours. Their friends in school, hostel, classmates,class/school teachers, cousins, uncles, nephew, niece, fathers, step fathers, grand fathers, imams, choir masters, pastors, confidants, security guard, maids, family /school drivers, After school teachers , teachers, mummy's friend, daddy's friend, caregivers, strangers........ the list can go on.

Please, do not ask if any of the above is possible because, there is no case of any of the above that has not happened.

*CAUSES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE*

Parental negligence, carelessness, non- challant attitude.

It is as bad as No one can be trusted.

We have a child presently carrying a baby that belongs to her father.

*OTHER CAUSES:*

Absentee parents.

Parents who do not observe.

When the kids are not informed.....

What you watch with your kids.

Indecent dressing by our children.

*WHERE CAN YOUR CHILD BE SEXUALLY ABUSED?*

✓On your bed

✓Right under your nose, under your roof

✓In the school environment- class, toilet etc

✓Hostel 

✓Parties

✓In their room (siblings)

✓Deserted/Abandoned places

✓ When you are distracted etc.

Perpetrators look for opportunities.

 5mins is enough to cause a life long damage.

*HOW DO PAEDOPHILES GET THE VICTIMS?*

1.Grooming

2.Baits

a. Emotional bait

b. Gift bait

c. Financial bait

d. Familiarity & Respect bait.

3. Child grooming

Befriending and establishing an emotional connection with a child, and sometimes the family, to lower the child's inhibitions with the objective of sexual abuse. -Wikipedia-

Gaining the trust of a minor with the intention of having sex relationship with them.

*HOW TO IDENTIFY A POSSIBLE ABUSER:*

A. Always trying to be around your child or vice versa

B. Child feels uncomfortable when he/she sights the abuser or when the abuser is around.

C. Easily and conveniently accept to care for your child while you are away.

D. Can be hard on the child especially if the child is rejecting his moves.

If any of the above is observed, please, shine your eyes. Or sometimes, your child might feel uncomfortable/rejecting to go to the person when you send him or her Or even go for holiday.

Sexual abuse happens among sibblings, set rules, separate their rooms, separate their beds.

We had a case of twins having sex with each other. When they were asked, they said: we see mum and dad do same.

Why should we be that careless?

Because of the carelessness of both parents, their innocent minds were polluted and their lives were destroyed.

*WHAT A PERPETRATOR SAYS TO A CHILD WILLING TO SPEAK OUT:*

•I will kill you

•You will die

•Your mummy will hate you

•Your mummy will beat you

•Your mummy will blame you.

•Your mummy and your daddy will die.

•He could cut the child, lick the blood and say: this is a blood convenant between us, the day you tell is the day you die.

Teach your child The *SRR* action.

*S - Shout/scream*

*R - Run*

*R - Report*