Failure of the child to learn to protect the privacy of himself and the other person will cause major problems. A child who does not know how to protect himself and whose privacy awareness is not instilled will be defenseless against the dangers outside and will be easily fooled by strangers. He will easily fall into traps such as "Come, let me give you candy, I'll take it to your mother" and similar traps. A child whose self-confidence is not developed and who is not given privacy awareness will not be able to react when faced with danger. Unable to gain privacy awareness will unfortunately open the door to neglect, abuse and harassment.
Neglect and abuse issues are among the most important concepts in privacy awareness. We can examine these concepts under 3 headings: emotional, physical and sexual.
Emotional neglect: These are situations such as not caring about the child's emotional expectations and needs, not meeting their needs specific to their age and developmental periods in a timely and adequate manner, and similar situations. .
Emotional abuse: The parent who takes care of the child acts as if the child does not exist. Examples such as parents using casual and negative words during their conversations as if the child is not with them or watching inappropriate scenes on television with the child are considered emotional abuse.
Physical neglect: The child's basic needs; It is being indifferent towards the child in terms of eating, drinking, dressing and sheltering. We can give examples of situations such as a child coming from school not being able to find his/her parent at home, the child's eating needs not being met even if the parent is at home, being left alone at home until late hours, and similar situations.
Physical abuse: It is a situation where a child who has experienced physical neglect also experiences physical violence.
Sexual neglect: It is the exposure of the child to certain sexual behaviors and attitudes that the child cannot fully understand, in environments that are not suitable for social privacy, or their use for sexual interest and satisfaction. A child who is given privacy awareness can protect himself from sexual abuse.
Sexual abuse: accompanied by violence that the child cannot understand or does not consent to. is being exposed to sexual behavior. It causes many psychological, physical, emotional and cognitive destruction.
The child's ability to protect himself from all kinds of neglect and abuse; It depends on having strong psychological capital, gaining privacy awareness, self-confidence skills and being able to say no.
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