Parenting Tips - Behavioral Signs That A Child Has Been Molested
A child can have a variety of behavioral signs after they've been abused. With younger child, often times, you are looking for detailed and age inappropriate sexual behaviors. So, if they have not been exposed to a particular type of sexual behavior, and they are displaying that, you want to be more concerned. Because, where would they learn that sexual behavior? Now, for instance, if they've seen mom and dad having some intimate relations, or they've been exposed to something on TV that had a sexual nature to it, or some pornography, or something they saw in the magazine, they may imitate that. However, if they really never had exposure to those sexual matters, then you're going to be more concerned if your child is displaying those types of behaviors. In addition, younger children may also have this fascination with sexual matters. And, fascination with the genital area. That's going to raise a red flag. Also, they may have sort of behavioral issue