This lack of balancing messages may be contributing to an increase in reporting of illegal touching incidents without dealing with the offender-prevention issue. Parental concern about intrusive questioning concerning family interactions, or alcohol and drug use patterns, is another issue. We must instead constantly empower children to ask for help if and when they need it, reassure them that their feelings are valid and it is okay to talk about feelings, or any problem children may have that they have been unable to deal with themselves. It may create guilt in someone who has already experienced victimization, and who was unable to say no, or for whom saying no did not work. Some other concerns include adaptation for Early Childhood and other special needs groups.
Every teacher knows that learning concepts and building skills is an ongoing, long-term process.
Learning takes place at different rates and in different ways for each individual. Learning protective behaviors, abuse prevention empowerment skills and strategies, is no different than learning to read or to be proficient in math. These concepts are learned best when they are reinforced regularly, through both program and process. The list of unintended consequences and concerns grows as we all learn more about this extremely complex issue.