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 Dr. Maggie Ingram, Health Scientist, from the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and Division of Violence Prevention’s Child Abuse, Neglect, and Adversity Team joins us to talk about a topic that can sometimes be uncomfortable or hard to discuss: problematic sexual behavior among children. In this podcast, you will gain an understanding of what’s healthy and appropriate sexual behavior when young children are developing and what is problematic or harmful sexual behavior in our kids. Note: The opinions and statements in this podcast are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

· parents | National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth (ncsby.org)
· INTRODUCTION | National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth (ncsby.org)
· saam_2013_an-overview-of-healthy-childhood-sexual-development.pdf (nsvrc.org)
· Taking Action (Children) – PDF Download | Safer Society Press
· Taking Action (Adolescents) – PDF Download | Safer Society Press
· The-Hackett-Continuum.pdf (centralsexualhealth.org)

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In this episode, Sharon answers several of the questions that have repeatedly been asked of her over the last 25 years as she has presented programs to adults around the country. Among the questions are those that identify the different types of predators that molest our children, why the children feel guilty when they are victimized, and what percentage of abuse occurs in families. 

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In this episode we look at the ways that predators in our environments groom us so that they are free to gain access to our children in secluded areas.  Consider that there are effective ways that potential predators manipulate us into giving them free reign with our children and until we recognize those ways of being and acting and interrupt them, the children in our environment are at risk. Take a few minutes to listen to this conversation to gain insight into how you can be the catalyst for stopping these actions on the part of others and intervening in risky situations. 

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In this episode we explore how we, as responsible, caring, alert adults can make a difference by simply bringing our already exceptional abilities to notice what's happening around us to the summer adventures we have with the children in our lives. We know how to pay attention and take note of the things that are happening around us but do we always bring that ability to the times when we are with our children at the park or on an adventure of some sort. 

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In this episode we talk about how difficult it is to realize the nature and scope of the issue and how important it is to deal with our strongly held beliefs as if they are myths. Looking at reality regarding child sexual abuse it the only way we can create an environment where children are safe from predators. 

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We all need to realize the scope of the problem of child sexual abuse in our society. We need to consider how harmful it is to keep quiet or to talk ourselves out of speaking up. In this episode, we confront the truly human reaction to the need to speak up and protect others and how we must garner the courage to take action. 

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In this episode, Ronni Roni, a Keeping Them Safe facilitator talks about how she is reaching out to parents and providing them with the tools to stop predators in their tracks at the same time their children are being empowered to stand up for themselves. Doing both at the same time really expands the power of prevention. 

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This episode addresses some of the hurdles that adults face when considering whether to communicate a concern about another adult or how to do it in a way that reduces the risk of a bad reaction. We all have concerns about these issues when there is something we know we need to speak up about. Where children are concerned that risk to their wellbeing is of paramount importance. 

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In this episode we discuss the similarities and differences between the grooming of a child for sexual abuse and the grooming for a child who is the victim of human trafficking. Many people often collapse the two issues - again in order to put the issue at arm's length and keep it away from them and their family. However, there are similarities and big differences, and this episode clearly delineates those for the listener so that it is clear that child sexual abuse and human trafficking are both horrible fates for a child and they are also very different situations. 

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In this episode we talk about one of the behavioral warning signs that is most difficult to identify and address - too much touching. What is "too much" touching? Are we not supposed to touch other people's children at all? How do we know when we are acting in a way that nurtures a child's well being and when our actions are conditioning a community to allow a predator to act and harm a child? These are the questions that we discuss in this episode of Keeping Them Safe.