Children these days are exposed to more people than ever before, from day care providers, to camp counselors, to pre-school staff, and on and on. As a result, our children are at greater risk for encountering a sexual predator.

Since we implicitly trust the people who guide our kids’ outside activities, we may not be on the lookout for signs that our child has been abused. And, because sexually abused children often don’t understand their own feelings or what has happened to them, we can’t expect them to be able to directly tell us what has happened.

Janell Lyle, a counselor and survivor of sexual abuse, says that even if children can’t verbally express the trauma, they often exhibit warning signs that are recognized as key indicators of abuse.

Join Janell for an eye-opening talk about how you can protect your child and the signs of sexual abuse, including:

• Physical and/or emotional difficulties and complaints like nightmares, phobias, and stomach pains.

• Regressive behaviors like thumb-sucking, clinging, and baby talk.

• Resistance to bathing, toileting, or removing clothes even in appropriate situations.

• Play, writing, drawings or dreams that include sexual or frightening images.

CREDENTIALS: Janell Lyle is a survivor of child abuse. She speaks extensively on abuse, rejection, and the power of love to audiences around the world. Her latest book,
co-authored with her husband, James Lyle, is titled THE POWER OF LOVE: Overcoming Rejection (His View/Her View).

AVAILABILITY: Illinois, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone; available last minute

CONTACT: Janell Lyle, (217) 371-1625 (IL); truthpublishers@aol.com, www.faithprinting.org