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ERIC Number: EJ430390
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Should Young Children be Asked to Protect Themselves?
Isbell, Rebecca; Morrow, Brent
Childhood Education, v67 n4 p248-51 Sum 1991
Because young children have difficulty comprehending abstract ideas and generalizing information presented in sexual abuse prevention programs, and because of their dependence on adults, the effectiveness of sexual abuse prevention programs for young children is questionable. (BB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Abuse, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Piagetian Theory, Prevention, Program Design, Program Effectiveness, Public Education, Sexual Abuse, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Child Molesters; Preoperational Thoughts; Self Protection