Sexual harassment has become a phenomenon that has become widespread in the past period, and has become not the monopoly of adults only, but stories about sexual harassment of children have recently increased in recent times as well, so it is essential for parents to maintain their children’s sexual privacy by paying attention to sex education, teaching them how to maintain their bodies, and their personal boundaries.

And as we get Back to School, parents should pay more attention to providing advice to their children on sexual privacy because in school we hear about high rates of sexual harassment within school walls, in toilets and playgrounds and sometimes in classrooms, and perpetrators can be teachers, school staff or even classmates.

In this article we will talk about sex education for children and the most important tips for maintaining the child’s sexual privacy at school.

Tips for Maintaining your child’s sexual privacy at school:

Your child’s sexual culture is essential and important for maintaining their mental and physical health, So these are the most important Comprehensive sexuality education tips you talk about with your child:

1. Talk to your child about their body parts and know their correct names, it helps them talk clearly if something abnormal happens with them.
2. Teach him that some parts of the body are private and not available to everyone.
3. Teach your child that there are limits to their body and that no one should touch their own organs or ask them to touch someone else’s private parts.
4. Be a friend to your child and tell him that there are no secrets between him and you, especially when it comes to the body.
5. Alert your child that no one should take photos of their own organs as Online harassers tend to take and exchange pictures of naked children.
6. Teach your child how to get out of uncomfortable situations as Some kids can’t say “no” so tell him that if he feels uncomfortable, he should leave immediately, and not hesitate to ask for help out loud.
7. Tell your child that these rules apply not only to strangers but even relatives as no one can see them naked or touch their body, and always have to trust you and tell you about anything going on with him.
8. Finally, parents must reassure the child if he is subjected to sexual violence, and do not reprimand him until he trusts them and tells them what happened so that they can help him.

Effects of sexual harassment on children in adulthood

Children’s lack of awareness of sexual information about their body and limitations renders them unable to reject this act or understand that there is an abnormal thing to talk about.

The Negative Effects of sexual Harassment on Children include:

– tension of the opposite sex.

– Rejecting the idea of marriage when growing up.

– The same behavior as the perpetrator may take in old age because it may feel vengeful to him.

Treatment of psychological sexual harassment:

There are several ways to treat children’s psychological sexual harassment, through cognitive behavioral therapy, dynamic psychotherapy, or play psychotherapy for children and the psychologist determines treatment way accordingly for what he deems appropriate for the child’s condition.

But generally, treating sexual harassment psychologically depends on changing the negative thoughts of the victim and controlling her behaviors and feeling about those around her, and how to get out of the impact of trauma to trust in the opposite sex again.

If your child is sexually harassed at school or elsewhere, and still suffers from its psychological effects, you can now contact Dr. Mona Reda, a mental health consultant to help your child live a stable and calm life..