Few things in life have the potential to bring more agony, confusion, and fury to the heart of a person than facing the issues related with sexual abuse—especially when it involves our children. It is an inconceivable wound. 

On January 17^th, 2009 at the Lake City Campus, Annette Schuster of Kids Need To Know offered a sensitive, wise, and useful map to navigate the unique waters that parents must face when trying to protect the children in their care. 

The event prompted many questions, and in the coming weeks, Annette’s answers will be posted here every Wednesday as part of a series for our parents and children.  Annette has a Masters Degree in Counseling and has a private counseling practice in Arizona where she works primarily with adults and teens sexually abused as children.  Her passion is to continue to develop material to help parents, children, and professionals learn how to best educate and protect children.

You can listen to the audio from the event and download the conference packet on the main Mars Hill Church website HERE.  For more information, or to contact Annette directly, you can visit her website or email her directly. The responses within are not intended to replace professional counseling that may be necessary in the situations presented, and do not constitute legal advice. 

All responses to questions are copywritten and no part of the responses may be reproduced, sorted in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission from Annette Schuster.

Upcoming Questions:
1. How can you identify a Child Molester?
2. How can we prevent our child from experiencing sexual abuse? 

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