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Should Young Children be Asked to Protect Themselves?
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Isbell, Rebecca; Morrow, Brent – Childhood Education, 1991
Because young children have difficulty comprehending abstract ideas and generalizing information presented in sexual abuse prevention programs, and because of their dependence on adults, the effectiveness of sexual abuse prevention programs for young children is questionable. (BB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Abuse, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation