In the wake of the reemerging wave of celebrity child sex abuse allegations, it is difficult as a parent not to be shaken. The people who were the juvenile victims of stars such as R. Kelly and the late Michael Jackson are refusing to stay silent and have bravely been coming forward with their stories. Hoora to Oprah and HBO for giving these two men who allegedly were sexually assaulted by Michael Jackson a platform. It is only human to put yourself in various perspectives of those situations. Questions like, “What would I have done if I were the victim?”, “Could someone have stopped this?”, And eventually “What would I do someone abused my child? How would I even know?” start to come up. While it is impossible to create total protection for your child 100% of the time without isolating them and completely removing them from society altogether, there are things you can do to help prevent abuse in your child’s life and to help keep them from engaging in abusive relationships. Ways to protect your child from an abuser.
