I was watching a beautiful movie, ‘THANKS MAA’, its when i realized children in our country are going through so much behind closed doors. In India, people have a very apathetic approach towards the sensitive issue of Child abuse. But time and again, incidents remind us of educating children and also making laws more stringent. Though, recommendations of Justice Verma Commission Report which was appointed to address the issue after Nirbhaya episode were followed and several changes were made in rape laws. Still, such cases are increasing with the passing day. Every day or another cases related to child abuse make headlines.
According to the NGO, Child Rights and CRY, on an average 14 children go missing every day in New Delhi itself. According to a reply to an RTI plea filed by a CRY and Alliance for People’s rights (APR), 4,086 children went missing in 2012 while 2,161 and 5,004 children in 2010 and 2011 respectively. A majority of India’s 440 million children are subjected to some form of sexual abuse, say reports. According to a study conducted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2007, two out of three children face physical abuse, and 42 per cent of children face sexual abuse in some form. According to Asian Centre for Human Rights, number of reported child rapes had gone up from 2,113 in 2001 to 7,112 in 2011. In 2007, a report on the state of child protection issued in India prompted then Government to take stringent action in this direction. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights was set up to develop strict laws and policies on the issue.
To protect the innocence we must educate them to be cautious and alert. Here is a list of things you need to teach your Children at early age:
1: Warn your Girl Child Never to sit on anyone’s laps no matter the situation including uncles.
2: Avoid Getting Dressed in front of your child once he/she is 2 years old. Learn to excuse them or yourself.
3. Never allow any adult refer to your child as ‘my wife’ or ‘my husband’.
4. Whenever your child goes out to play with friends make sure you look for a way to find out what kind of play they do, because young people now sexually abuse themselves.
5. Never force your child to visit any adult he or she is not comfortable with and also be observant if your child becomes too fond of a particular adult.
5. Once a very lively child suddenly becomes withdrawn you may need to patiently ask lots of questions from your child.
6. Carefully educate your grown ups about the right values of sex . If you don’t, the society will teach them the wrong values.
7: It is always advisable you go through any new Material like cartoons you just bought for them before they start seeing it themselves.
8. Ensure you activate parental controls on your cable networks and advice your friends especially those your child(ren) visit(s) often.
9. Teach your 3 year olds how to wash their private parts properly and warn them never to allow anyone touch those areas and that includes you (remember, charity begins from home and with you).
10: Blacklist some materials/associates you think could threaten the sanity of your child (this includes music, movies and even friends and families).
11. Let your child(ren) understand the value of standing out of the crowd.
12 Once your child complains about a particular person, don’t keep quiet about it.
Take up the case and show them that you can defend them.
Remember, we are either parents or parents-to-be..
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