Title: Signs of Sexual Abuse - Early, Open, Often
Headings: Signs of Sexual Abuse
Signs of Sexual Abuse
Behavioral Signs
Physical Signs
Emotional Signs

Content: A Cry for Help
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These are some behaviors that could mean your child has experienced sexual abuse or another trauma: Acting younger or going back to doing younger tasks and activities
Sudden changes in behavior
Fear of being alone with a certain person
Sudden, unexplained fears of certain places or kinds of people (such as all people with a particular feature or characteristic)
Fear of being touched
Changes in quality of schoolwork or grades
Substance abuse
Delinquency
Self-mutilation or careless behaviors resulting in self-harm
Excessive play with their own private body parts
Persistent sex play with friends, toys, or pets
Frequent drawings that have sexual content
Unusual, persistent, or developmentally inappropriate questioning about human sexuality
These changes might not be dramatic, but could include several subtle changes. It’s important to know what’s natural and healthy in kids’ sexual development (for example, many young children are curious about sexuality and frequently play with their private body parts). Knowing these stages of development will help you notice if something doesn’t seem right, which might indicate a problem. Physical Signs
These are some physical signs that could indicate a problem, including the possibility of sexual abuse: