Child abuse by mums is on the rise
MORE children than ever are calling a Swansea-based helpline to report being abused by their own mothers.
The NSPCC today released new figures showing that volunteers at ChildLine's South Wales base in Swansea counselled a total of 536 children across the UK last year about sexual abuse — 85 of them by a female.
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A ChildLine poster
Nationally, ChildLine counselled 12,268 children for sexual abuse.
Although figures show the majority of calls were in relation to abuse by a male, the findings show that more children are reporting assaults from a woman, usually their mother.
ChildLine's service manager at Swansea, Jonathan Green, said: "Most sex abuse calls to ChildLine come from girls saying they were assaulted by a male.
"Large numbers of children however say they were sexually abused by a female.
"Many people find it unimaginable that any woman, let alone a mother, can sexually assault a child.
"But that is a dangerous assumption to hold.
"It is so important therefore that we remain vigilant and act on any concern, irrespective of gender."
At all ChildLine call centres last year, 2,142 young people across the UK told the charity they had been sexually abused by a female.
Of those callers counselled, 1,311 told ChildLine they had been abused by their mother.
The overall proportion of children calling ChildLine about a female offender has risen from 11 per cent of sex abuse calls in 2004/05 to 17 per cent in 2008/09.
One 14-year-old boy told a counsellor: "When mum drinks too much she comes into my room, undresses me and makes me have sex with her."
Family relationship problems constitute the largest additional issue affecting children from across the UK who call to speak about sexual abuse, nearly a quarter of those counselled for sexual abuse.
This was followed for girls by physical abuse and pregnancy, and for boys, physical abuse and emotional abuse.
Mr Green said: "Sexually abused children are often driven to despair because they don't know who to tell.
"Even when they summon the courage to speak, they are scared no-one will believe them.
"We have to listen to these children, take their concerns seriously and give them the protection and support they need."
He added: "In the past 10 years, ChildLine counsellors have helped more than 100,000 sexually abused children.
"Sexual abuse is still one of the main reasons children contact us.
"For many, it is the first time they have told anyone about their ordeal."
Children and young people can call ChildLine on 0800 1111 and can get information and support from the website: www.childline.org.uk
3 Comments
by PartTimeParent at pobox.com, Sydney,Australia
Tuesday, November 10 2009, 4:25AM
“The cause of child abuse is well known... it is just denied by the industry because it profits from dysfunction and is largely feminist.
Background:
We know smoking 'causes' cancer. Actually smoking increases the risk of lung cancer by 120%. More than double.
When children live in households without BOTH NATURAL parents, the risk of child abuse and neglect increases by 2,600% ! ! !
That's not twice, that's 26 times the risk ! ! !
(Citations and research available PartTimeParent@pobox.com)
To protect children, simply protect their relationship with BOTH NATURAL parents.
I have the utmost respect for loving step-parents! But too many children live in a feminist version of cinderella, with the wiked step-father.
The most dangerous household for a child is a "mum-and-mummies-new-boyfriend" household.
Cunning pedophiles don't becoem scoutmasters or school teachers now-days. The romance a single mum and get her and access to the bedrooms of her children. But if the natural father is still involved in the child's lives, the pedophile stays clear... He may be able to romance the single mother, but he knows the natural father will find out, and as most dads know, the pedophile won't abuse again.
The other situation is the struggling single mum... How much easier it would be if natural dad can share the load? Most natural dads WANT to look after and protect their kids... that's why the divorce court is full of "custody disputes", instead of "you can have them disputes".
Finally pedophiles target emotionally vulnerable children... and fatherless children always have an instinctive yearing for their natural father, and if he is not around, even a 'father figure' is yearned for. These are the vulnerable children so attractive to pedophiles!
Look at the news, every time there is a horribly abused or murdered child, the baby-in-the-suitcase, for example... read the article... they are almost always from "single mother" households, of "Mum-and-mummies-new-boyfriend" households
Protect children from abuse.
Don't fund DOCS more and don't give the nasties more power (which is of course what they want). They are making the problem worse, not better.
Simply protect children's human right to live with BOTH NATURAL PARENTS.
Research available
PartTimeParent@pobox.com
thanks”
by GARY, Yorkshire
Monday, November 09 2009, 7:25PM
“Dear Eddie, it may be a suprise to you but I was taken into care at 11, and now 46 it seems I have a grudge against you saying take more kids into care. From 11 to 16 i was bribed by good behaviour and allowed 5 cigarettes a day. That must be illegal??? Also whilst about 14 I saw my Maths report which said "poor at maths" hence a loss of education. Why did they not give me extra tuition. Being in care can be like being in prison you know! I feel like suing the local authority. Any suggestions???”
by eddie, uplands
Monday, November 09 2009, 9:48AM
“Why the surprise? It is well-known by all educational professionals who know about child abuse facts and statistics that mothers are responsible for most violent abuse and about 20% of sexual abuse, and are complicit in much more than that too - often turning a blind eye as their latest boyfriend gets access to kids vis a needy mum.
It is only a surprise to those who believe the hysterical lie promoted by an irresponsible scaremongering media that it is paedophile men lurking behind lampposts that pose the greatest threat to kids.
No. Parents pose the greatest threat, and that is increased in step families and single parents families.
In fact, women commit far more child abuse than men - and the person most likely to kill a child is its own mother. Journalists may well like to remember that whan they scream hysterically and scaremonger about paedophiles and demonise all men and promote the utter lie that draconian and paranoid databases of all those who work with kids are the anwer to anything at all.
The answer is to take more kids away from their mothers and to ensure there are fewer single parent and step families in this country - these promote child abuse whether one likes that truth or not. The statistics are there.
Sad to say, but a PC leftwing feminist female-dominated social work staff has been obsessed for years with keeping babies and children with the mother, however unfit she is. So we get stuff like baby P - which was cause by this feministic PC policy.
Remember: most children who are killed area by their mothers - though usually these women are not charged with murder, but make their excuses and get a lesser charge.”