Carolyn Byers Ruch Quotes
I was just four when a hired teenage field hand attempted to molest me. Miraculously, I got away, and I told my dad. My father made three important choices that day: He listened to me, he believed me,...
Carolyn Byers Ruch
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awareness, believed, childhood, childhood sexual abuse, children, choices, encouragement, father, kids, listen
Sometimes I hesitate to use the term sexual abuse. It conjures up worst-case scenarios in our minds, and we think, "That will never happen to my kids." And we never begin the conversation regarding se...
Carolyn Byers Ruch
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awareness, childhood sexual abuse, children, conversation, kids, pain, parenting, prevention, secret, sexual abuse
Adults need to teach the children they love about sexual abuse so they know what to do if they encounter it. We need to prepare them so they know who to tell, should a violation occur, so they don't h...
Carolyn Byers Ruch
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awareness, children, educate, kids, love, parenting, parenting advice, prepare, prevention, secret