Child Sexual Abuse - India

As part of their fund raising campaign (and after a grueling climb - in more ways than one a metaphor for addressing child sexual abuse) Srikant Sastri and Suresh Sahankar founders of Crayon Data - www.crayondata.com - proudly display the banner of support at Uhuru peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Thanks very much to everyone who assisted with the effort

Let’s admit it, there is a national squeamishness about using the correct names for sexual parts of the body. At the doctors, many people would rather point to their genitals and say ‘I’ve got a problem down there’ than use the correct medical names. I wonder how common it is for adults to have never used the correct names for genitalia with their sexual partner? So I suppose I shouldn’t have been shocked to discover recently, that the version of Anne Frank’s diary that I read as a teenager was actually censored to take out the bits where Anne writes about her experience of body changes and her genitals.  Frankness about her body came naturally to Anne, and it comes naturally to small children until they are taught otherwise. The need for a more honest and open culture about sex and relationships is clearly explained in the new government ‘Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England’, but sadly this ambition is not mirrored in the latest version of the Nation...

http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/speak-to-keep-your-child-safe/article5100275.ece Speak to keep your child safe New Hyundai Grand i10 - 24 kmpl Best in class mileage (ARAI), Diesel Engine. Test Drive! www.Hyundai.com/Grandi10 Ads by Google HEMA VIJAY Share   ·   Comment   ·   print   ·   T+    PARENTING Communicate with your child as often as possible. An interactive approach not only helps create awareness, but also removes inhibitions about discussing sensitive subjects such as Child Sexual Abuse, says HEMA VIJAY Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a chilling and widespread reality in our society with several incidents being reported by the media. All of us wish to keep our kids safe from abusers. But intentions alone hardly suffice. Besides eliminating/reducing one-on-one situations between a child and its potential abusers, a crucial way of safeguarding children f...

A society’s integrity and worth is not based on whether cases of sexual violence against children happen. Instead it is based on the acceptance of the possibilities of occurrence and proactive steps taken to both safeguard and respond in a timely and appropriate way to ensure that its children may benefit from its caring and foresight to truly have the right to be safe all the time, everywhere. Way to go Dept of Education, Govt of Tamil Nadu! Now only if the Social Welfare and Social Defense Directorate, and all the structures they manage, can follow suit http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/schools-to-get-handbook-on-child-sexual-abuse/article5142845.ece  The handbook will cover different aspects of child rights and also outline a format and timeline to report instances of child abuse When a student in M. Premavathi’s class spoke about an ‘uncomfortable encounter’ he had with a man in his village, the middle school teacher did not know how to ...