I'm sorry for your experience, but 1 in 3 seems high, and a quick web search indicates it is. The most commonly used statistics is 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys (25 and 17 percent, respectively). Put them together assuming a 50/50 male/female split, and you have about a 20% incidence. Still FAR too high, but 1 in 3 of all kids is an even higher number.
Of those, some 70% or so know their abusers (and 69% happening in a residence), so a
MNSSHP is hardly a hotbed of abuse.
Statistics from
here, and they seem representative.
Guess it 'depends' on where you look. But maybe the more appropriate response would be, "Wow, we need to do more to protect our children."
I don't know how to link, but here's where I got it. Not that there is a huge difference between 1 in 3, or 1 in 5, or 1 in 100,000,000. It's one too many!
From the HCCAC.org website:
Child Sexual Assault: Other Facts
"Approximately
1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. Persons with developmental disabilities are sexually assaulted more frequently by a factor estimated between 4 and 10.
The average victim of child abuse is between 8 and 11 years old. Some experts suggest that the most vulnerable child is between the ages of 6 and 10, and living in a two-parent home. Some experts estimate
that 5 or 6 children in a typical classroom of thirty have been affected by sexual abuse, regardless of geographic area, race, or socioeconomic class...."
As for your other comment about MNNSHP being a 'hotbed' for abuse...It doesn't have to be there. It can be anywhere. You missed the point. There was a sexual preditor in our town who took pictures of children (ages 9-15) playing in the pool. He was found with 1000's on his computer...I wouldn't let my child dress to 'entice' anyone...Whether it was a costume, bikkini, or booty shorts,
it's inappropriate to sexualize children. I guess I just don't understand why a parent would allow it. JMO.
My niece is a senior in highschool. She chooses to dress modestly and sometimes gets made fun of for it. She tells me how all her friends are having sex, multiple partners, and she can't believe how many girls tolerate guys hitting them. She called me up crying because on her second 'date' with her boyfriend, he wanted to have sex and she told him no. He then pushed her and told her if she didn't want to, he could just get it from some other girl. There are plenty to choose from.
The point is, if women keep 'objectifying' themselves, men will continue to objectify them. Girls should be taught self-respect, and boys should be taught to respect girls.
This is my opinion. Everyone is entitlted to one.
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