11. Healthier reactions
A more healthy reaction to child sexuality might be to abandon all
those prejudices by labeling each childish sexual act as abuse or harassment,
and to act on a case by case policy while respecting the confidentiality
and the privacy of the child. To acknowledge that there do exist forms
of child sexual behavior - childish forms, not just like adult
forms.
Instead of reporting to the criminal authorities, it is better to
acknowledge that children need information, privacy, confidentiality,
support - and love. Give them not a 'big police man' but instead a nice
'Big Brother' to accompany and watch them.
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Child sex 'should not always be reported'
- Sarah Womack, The Telegraph, UK, 16/03/2007
Children as young as 13 who are sexually active should not
automatically
be reported to the police, the Children's Commissioner for England said
yesterday. [...]
"The Government's guidance was intended to preserve
professionals'
discretion to judge, on a case by case basis, whether a child or young
person is at risk of serious harm and whether or not it is necessary to
pass on information to social services or police."
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| Wanted: One Big Brother.
James, 8, has been waiting two years for a grownup buddy. Susan Clairmont, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, May 6,
2006
James is lonely. He has a loving mother. Friends.
But what he really wants -- more than a pirate sword or pepperoni
pizza
or video games or anything -- is a grown-up man to talk with.
The eight-year-old has been waiting two years for a Big Brother. And he
likely has another three to go.
That's how long it takes to get matched in our community.
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