Learning that your child has been molested -- Importance of reporting the abuse and what happens next -- Believing your child's reality -- Normal sexual development and behaviors indicating possible sexual abuse -- Professionals with whom you might work -- How to help investigators work effectively with your child -- Why does everything take so long? -- Steps to healing: the grief process -- How to help your child cope, and how to select and work with a therapist -- Dealing with your family's feelings of guilt -- Healing the communication process within your family -- What to say to extended family members, friends, and others -- When your child - or you - must appear in court -- When the molestation is incest -- You know your family is getting better when...
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