Treating sex offenders for twelve years during their incarceration was an eye-opening experience for me, and I’m a psychologist.

Society’s anxiety about sexual abuse of children has prevented the free flow of information about vital issues for everyone–parent, child, victim, offender, family, and friends.

how family members foster re-offending

how incest is defined

how sexual abuse of children is defined

why incest offenders “do it.”

why victims don’t tell

whether/how to foster a better relationship between perpetrator and victim

how to counter thinking errors

what’s age-appropriate curiosity versus sexual abuse?

how parents should respond to their child’s flirtatiousness

how responsible are some children for their abuse

factors in degree of damage incurred

the role of guilt

what about one’s own sexual abuse?

will victims offend?