ABSTRACT
Sexual drive is too deeply rooted in brains, and sexual proclivities too diverse to expect the elimination of all sexual offending without the entire elimination of privacy. Prevention of sexual abuse, for purposes, can be divided into primary and secondary avoidance. Unfortunately, primary prevention, that is, stopping abuse before it occurs, lags behind secondary prevention. Fortunately, most public school systems now have in place sexual education programs for pre-teens and true adolescents. The best make no bones about naming body parts in adult language and depicting and describing normal sexual behavior, including the normality and ubiquity of masturbation, tongue kissing, breast fondling, oral sex, condoms, birth control, and intercourse. Any sexual assault is a crime against humanity and must be investigated and its perpetrator punished, rehabilitated, and, if possible, treated, regardless of the severity of its impact. Some simple and commonsense approaches, however, should be part of every parent’s or guardian’s repertoire in the battle to prevent sexual abuse.
