Posted by Daisym on December 11, 2004, at 17:50:31
In reply to Re: Child abuse=abuser? PLEASE RESPOND » Notaliseliz, posted by Toph on December 11, 2004, at 7:50:37
I need to post this but I'm not doing to make anyone feel bad, I swear.
Children typically know right from wrong by age 5, can make judgements about right from wrong by age 8 and certainly know if they are forcing someone to do something by age 12. There is a level of body part curiosity that exists among children but the age here is 6 or 7 or younger. Sexual curiosity comes into play around 10/11 years old but children typically know what is appropriate and what isn't by this age. Certainly by 13 years old, a young person can make a judgement about this.
As someone who was being abused at this age, I just felt a need to not let this be dismissed as "children" at play. Kids don't play like this. They might mutually explore, etc. But they are typically very aware of what they are doing and keep it private.
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