Child Sexual Abuse - India

Read the article at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/us/27parole.html?_r=1 View the slide show at http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/09/27/us/0927PAROLE_index.html

Our take on the terminology used as part of prevention programs. We understand that the terms "Good Touch" and "Bad Touch" “Right and Wrong Touch” has often been used to help children understand these concepts, and such usage has been in existence in various countries as well. Very often, in India as well, child rights organisations often use the vocabulary of good/bad touch and right/wrong touch to refer to different kinds of touch. However, we at Tulir tend to use a different approach. We refer to these touches as "Safe Touch", "Unsafe Touch" and "Confusing Touch". The reason behind this approach is, that we feel "good" and "bad" , “right and wrong” are absolute terms, having strong connotations. When we teach children about "bad or wrong touch", it does not guarantee that they will never receive such "bad touch". In the unfortunate incident of them receiving such "bad" touch, they may...

This is the Hindi version of Tickles and Hugs- Learning the Touching Rules

Alankaar, one of Tulir's co-founders and currently a doctoral student is a co-author. Child Sexual Abuse: Child Survivors, Mothers, and Perpetrators Tell Their Stories Based upon interviews with survivors, perpetrators, and mothers, this book answers questions that many people have. The book is still in progress and so you can read it for free. http://www.lulu.com/content/1823038