This reportedly appears to be the most common form of child sexual abuse. Sexual abuse of a minor child/children by other members of their own families, including mother or father, step-parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. In many cases this can include multiple members. Example: father, brother and uncle all sexually abusing the same child/children.

Sexual molestation can happen to any one at any age and be committed by a perpetrator of any age or gender. It is sexual abuse involving sexual stimulation to the body and genital areas, including penetration.

Stranger rape can happen to anyone of any age or gender, it includes but it not limited to: anger, when "power and control" is expressed sexually in an attack on a victim, it may ir may not violence and or violent penetration of body openings (oral, anal, and vaginal).

This act of Sexual abuse, not necessarily being of a violent nature occurs when one is perpetrated by someone the victim knows and is often a peer in a trusted social relationship.

This term can cover a wide range of activities, which include a physical attack to the victims sexual body parts, often involving force or violence.

This act can be performed in many ways for instance, can include but is not limited to flashing, exposing the naked body, displaying ones sexual organs and or masturbation in an effort to shock, scare, intimidate, or sexually arouse a victim.

This act is an invasion of a victim's privacy when done either secretively or openly with the intent of gaining self sexual gratification. As well this can happen to victims of all ages and genders.

This act includes but is not limited to exposing a minor child/children to adult sexual activity, pornographic movies, magazines and or photographs. May also include having a minor child/ children pose, undress or perform in a sexual fashion on film, video or in person.

As parents we need to realize that the use of physical force is rarely necessary when trying to engage a child in sexual activity. This is due to the fact that children are very trusting and dependent upon us as adults. From the time they are very small we teach our children not to question authority; therefore, leave them believing that as adults we are always right and they must follow what we asked them to do. Every perpetrator that commits child sexual abuse knows this and takes advantage of these vulnerabilities in children in order to gain control over that child. This is a direct violation of that child's right to normal, healthy, happy and trusting relationships. That is why it is so important that we open our eyes to the severity of this problem that plagues our planet.

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