Warning Signs in children
- Sexually victimizes younger children
- Adult-like sexual behavior/language
- Obsessive masturbation
5 years and under:
- Regressive behaviors
- Excessive clinging
- Any abrupt changes in behavior, both positive or negative
- Nightmares / other sleep problems
- Fears of adults
- Hostility / anger
- Eating problems
6 to 11 years:
- Extreme withdrawal
- Disruptive behaviors
- Nightmares / other sleeping problems
- Eating problems
- Change in school performance, both positive or negative
- Depression
- Hostility / anger
- Truancy
- Running away
- Stealing
- Substance abuse
12 years old and up:
- Extreme withdrawal
- Disruptive behaviors
- Sleep problems
- Eating problems
- Depression
- Hostility / anger
- Change in school performance, both positive or negative
- Change in friends
- Truancy / dropping out of school
- Promiscuous sexual behavior / early marriage / teen pregnancy
- Running away
- Substance abuse
- Self-injury / Suicide
