Some of the best articles on child abuse, prevention of child abuse, comes from the Child Molestation Research and Prevention Institute.

Now that we are into the summer, you should know reports of child abuse drop in this season. What I also want you to know is that the reports drop because kids are not around the professionals such as teachers and medical personnel that are madated to report the cases and indicators of an abused child that they see each day during the school year.

Does this affect you and your family?

Yes.

Did you know that most children who are sexually abused, are abused by a family member or close friend? Did you know that “stranger danger,” by comparison, is quite rare?

If you are an ordinary person in an ordinary family, you have the most power of anybody to save the children around you. Every time you tell your sister or your husband or your friend a fact about what causes child molestation, every time you tell them what we can do now to stop it, you build a stronger safety net for every child.

Facts are powerful. Education is the key to stopping child abuse. www.childmolestationprevention.org. Check out the Child Molestation Research and Prevention Institute for yourself. Good people.