Title: 6 Perpetrator Child Grooming Behaviors | Defend Innocence
Headings: 6 Perpetrator Grooming Behaviors Every Parent Needs to Know
6 Perpetrator Grooming Behaviors Every Parent Needs to Know
written by Defend Innocence
Six common grooming behaviors that every parent needs to know:
Forming Relationships
Testing Boundaries
Touching
Intimidating
Sharing Sexually Explicit Material
Communicating Secretly
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Content: The thing to note is they will move from very innocent touching and progress to more sexual touching in order to test the reaction of the child. 04
Intimidating
Perpetrators use intimidation in order to keep the child from telling another person about the abuse. They will begin by testing the child’s reaction to being blamed for something simple. They will see if the child pushes back or tells an adult. Then they will progress to threatening the child or causing a child to feel a sense of guilt. They often use fear or embarrassment to keep a child from telling another person about the abuse. They may use statements such as, “No one will believe you,” or threaten them with danger (or danger to someone they love) to keep them from telling. 05
Sharing Sexually Explicit Material
Perpetrators often share sexualized material in order to normalize sex. They will use sexual terms freely in the presence of your child. They will show sexualized pictures or videos.