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Sexually abused children often know instinctively that what’s happened to them isn’t right. But they usually don’t tell anyone at first. Their behaviour changes though, and parents should be sensitive to these changes. “Sometimes adults are hesitant to take a close look [at possible abuse], because they wouldn’t know what to do or how to handle it,” says social educator Tanja von Bodelschwingh, executive board member of N.I.N.A., a Germany-based info and advice centre for child and adolescent sexual abuse. To help, she’s answered some important questions: How can you recognize child sexual abu…

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