NCJ Number
88780
Date Published
1981
Length
0 pages
Annotation
The film uses live-action and animated vignettes dealing with sexual abuse of children to help parents and professionals talk with children openly about sexual abuse and prevention skills.
Abstract
An afternoon of play provides the backdrop for four children to talk about several abusive experiences they have with family members: an older brother who harasses his younger sister when she undresses, a man who molests his 10-year old nephew under the pretext of wrestling with him, and another man who molests his daughter. Animated sequences depict the problems while the children speculate about solutions. These children demonstrate ways to say no to adults who touch them in ways that make them uncomfortable, and the film urges children to confide in an adult who will believe them and protect them when they tell about an abusive incident. Children are informed that they are not to blame for such victimization. The film is distributed with an instructional guide that includes a vocabulary for discussing sexual abuse with children and information on prevention skills and child-protective community resources.