PEDOPHILES
THRIVE ON PARENTAL TRUST
Award-Winning
Educational Films Now Available to Parents In Order
to Stem the Tide of Child Sexual Abuse
PORTLAND,
Ore., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent studies shed
light on the methods employed by pedophiles to gain
access to children. To better protect children parents
need to become more aware and actively involved
in the educational process. It is necessary to normalize
discussion of embarrassing issues in order to create
a more open atmosphere for disclosure.
Pedophiles develop trust among caregivers and parents
and apply subtle, as well as not so subtle, pressures
to assure the child's silence once boundaries are
violated. The methods used by charming socially
skilled molesters, known as "Groomers,"
are insidious and gradual, often leaving children
guilt ridden, embarrassed and confused.
To help parents meet this challenge J. Gary Mitchell
of EmpowerKids.Com, Academy Award nominated producer
of child protection films that are used by social
service agencies, schools and child abuse prevention
centers, is making four programs on DVD available
to the public for the first time.
"The
skills we've taught children to deal with 'Dangerous
Strangers' are critically important, but they're
not enough," said Mitchell. "Providing
these DVDs to the home market will allow our children
to watch them over and over, opening the door for
discussion with their parents."
"This
will make it much more difficult for Groomers to
drive a wedge of silence between children and their
parents. This could make a huge difference in their
lives," said Mitchell.
Each film includes a study guide to help parents
discuss the issues raised in the videos with their
children. Once, after viewing one of Mitchell's
films featuring two puppet frogs named What and
Tadoo, a four-year-old girl who'd blown the whistle
on her abuser was questioned by a district attorney
and asked how she knew what to do. She replied,
"The frogs told me."
"With
access to these videos let's hope there's a lot
more whistle blowing going on," Mitchell concluded.
Streaming video previews of the programs can be
seen at http://www.empowerkids.com.
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If you’d like more information about
this topic, or to schedule an interview with Gary
Mitchell please contact him at 503-753-2300 or email
Gary At: Gary@EmpowerKids.Com
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