Every Parent's Nightmare is a simple and practical guide for adults and parents when confronted with the issue of child abuse. How do you deal with it? How do you help and support the child? What do you do first? What happens next? What is necessary medically and in terms of the law?
In the book, these questions are answered. You will find out about paedophiles, how they groom children over time to gain their trust, and when children are most at risk of sexual abuse. The book also covers the legal aspects, including what should be done when you find out and what happens in a court of law. The Sexual Offences Act and the Children's Act have been included so that you'll know the child's rights and what you can expect from the legal system in South Africa.
• The typical abused child: myths; high-risk groups for abuse; abused teenagers
• The grooming process: how paedophiles gain the trust of their victims
• The abuser: the main types of paedophile; paedophile organisations
• Attending to the problem: what to do when a child tells; what to do as a parent; important medical matters; what a teacher can do; detecting abuse
• The legal route: officers of the court; after the arrest; the trial; evidence
• How we prepare children for court
• The Sexual Offences Act and the Children's Act
• The Children's Charter of South Africa
• Resources: important telephone numbers; online resources; recommended reading
Bruna Dessena, an ALS paramedic, has been a child abuse activist for more than 17 years. She was a Childline counsellor for many years, and a trainer and volunteer counsellor at the Teddy Bear Clinic in Johannesburg, where she also helped prepare children and parents for court. She has lectured on child abuse to pre-hospital professionals such as paramedics, as well as med-school and sociology students. As a parent herself, Bruna knows that every parent's nightmare is that one day their child might be abused.
More information on the book can be found on the website www.every-parents-nightmare.com.
Title: Every Parent's Nightmare
ISBN: 978-0-620-46292-1
Paperback
No of pages: 88
Retail price: R114 excl. postage
Published by: Quickfox Publishing
Author: Bruna Dessena
The book can be ordered from www.publisher.co.za and www.every-parents-nightmare.com.
