Former employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, psychologist-consultant Dmitry Mironov suggested a way to protect the child from pedophiles. As Vechernyaya Moskva writes, Mironov noted that parents should listen to the child and take his complaints seriously.
“Often, children’s complaints are perceived as an excuse for poor results or unwillingness to go to any section:“ Come on, no one touched you, who needs you there, ”he gives an example. But pedophiles, the psychologist noted, on the contrary, listen to the child in order to ingratiate himself with him.
Mironov noted that you need to listen to suspicious information, even if it seems like a rumor – for example, conversations in school chat rooms can help recognize a pedophile.
“If there is talk that some teacher, coach or educator somehow treats students differently, then it is worth checking this rumor. There is no smoke without fire,” the psychologist-consultant is sure.
At the same time, the main weapon of the parent, the psychologist continued, is close contact with the child and daily participation in his life. However, he warned against direct questions.
“Sudden questions can scare the baby. After all, my mother never asked about classes, something is wrong here, ”said Mironov. He added that, frightened, the child may close or slander the innocent in order to stop questioning.
Source: Rosbalt
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