title: Developmental approach to preventing the sexual abuse of children.
abstract: Child sexual abuse is a common and potentially damaging experience. Preventing and detecting abuse should be a part of primary care pediatric practice. A protocol is presented the goal of which is to teach children and parents reasonable protective behaviors.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010372:Pediatrics; D011320:Primary Health Care; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012736:Sex Education; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods