Mother-son relationships are the least frequent. All offenders are male, all victims are female. While the majority of reported victims are female, evidence shows increasing reports of male victims. Girls and boys are both seriously at risk for incest and sexual abuse. Clinicians and researchers estimate that there are one million or more children under the age of 18 currently involved in incestuous relationships.
Children often lie or fantasize about sexual activity with adults.
They speak from their own experience. Non-violent sexual behavior between a child and an adult is not harmful to the child. Only the most severe cases need our attention. In many cases, the less obvious the abuse, the more difficult it is to heal. A discussion of sexual abuse will just frighten or be damaging to children.