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People don’t always realise that there are different forms of child sexual abuse. It isn’t just about an adult having sex with a child or touching a child in a sexual way, although it often does involve touching a child’s private parts or making them touch someone else’s. It can also include other activities, such as showing a child pornography or forcing a child to watch a sexual act. Child sexual abuse also happens online, for example making and sharing sexual images of under 18s (sometimes called child pornography), and having sexual conversations with under 16s, commonly called grooming. While most of this abuse is committed by adults, as much as one third is committed by people under 18. When it comes to children and young people, there’s a real difference between normal sexual exploration and abusive behaviour. As parents or carers, we need to know what this difference is, and where we can go for advice if we have concerns or questions. Learn more about protecting children from abuse here: https://bit.ly/3qIsQX5 #childsexualabuse #childprotection #StopItNow