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New Books The Politics of Child Sexual Abuse Children's Books |
Isn't it odd that people are expected to train for just about any mundane job, but parenting is considered so easy or intuitive that parent education is a non-existent field? The statistics on child safety indicate the contrary: Parent education is sorely needed because the vast majority of child deaths and serious injuries are due to parental incompetence, i.e. physical abuse and neglect covered up as "accidents." Perhaps it's no coincidence that public attention is focused on relatively rare "stranger danger," as if indecent exposure and inappropriate touch are the worst tragedies imaginable in childhood. Such hysteria is a great way to excuse parental incompetence. The millions of cigarette-puffing adults who drive while sleep-deprived should be ashamed of their own disregard of children's safety instead of hunting for relatively rare sexual predators. Prof. James Kincaid's (U.S.C.) theory is that a lot of people are obsessed with sexual scandals because they are secretly turned on by the thought of sex with kids. Well, I say: get a life people! Children need you to really protect them from fatal accidents and teach them how to become happy, successful adults - not paranoid, depressed and sexually frustrated basket cases like their ancestors. This site reviews books to improve the quality of parenting, with the rational priority of promoting children's physical health and safety. Let's attack the myth that hysteria over child nudity and "concern" over sexuality education is a substitute for competent parenting. Reading the reviews here is only the beginning. If you want to be a knowledgeable parent you need to actually read the books too!
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