Children often piece together lessons from life, and it is hard for parents or caregivers to know what “lessons” have been learned. Sometimes after a child experiences, or is exposed to, sexual abuse, there are things to unlearn or relearn. Thankfully, we have the opportunity to share much comfort and demonstrate healthy love in many different ways.
A Step Too Far, For Now
When the American Psychological Association’s journal of record published an article saying that sex between children and adults might be OK, not too many people noticed. But such is the furor that has since arisen at the prospect of America’s psychologists possibly normalizing pedophilia — as they already have homosexuality — that the organization is backtracking. Sort of.
