Children who have been sexually abused may have trouble accepting appropriate touches from parents or other loved ones. Because your child's trust has been violated, the child may have trouble trusting any adult. Many children do not tell parents or caretakers that they have been abused until they believe they can trust the adult and they feel safe. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_abused/f_abuseda.cfm

Ask the child for permission to touch. You should let the child know that you wish to hug her and wait for her permission. Children who have been sexually abused may be afraid to experience safe contacts with parents. You need to slowly reintroduce this contact and let the child know what you are doing. Patience is also important, and you should not feel let down if the child does not want to be touched.

Discuss personal space and boundaries with the child. You should let the child know that she has the right to say that she does not want to be touched and people should respect her personal space. The child also needs to know that she has to respect other people's personal space and boundaries. Children who have been sexually abused may pass the abuse on to other children.http://www.enotalone.com/article/9852.html Therefore, you must be aware of how your child reacts to other children, and get a professional therapist involved with your child.

Be open to talking about the sexual abuse with your child. Let your child know that you are always available to talk about the painful events in her life. In discussions with the child make sure that she knows that the abuse was not her fault and let her know that her feelings are okay and normal. Children may react in a variety of ways as a result of abuse. They may react aggressively towards others or they may become withdrawn. http://parentsupportforchildsexualabuse.com/parenthelp.aspx