[mommabyrd]

Help!
We have adopted our neices, now our daughters, finalization
was Friday.
There has been issues in the past months with our almost 5 year old girl acting out sexually on our biological 4 year old son.
We have gotten to the bottom of the "why", she was molested by a 14 year old uncle before coming to live with us.
The problem is...
trying to raise my 5 children and NEVER being able to let these
2 alone out of my sight!
ANY suggestions?!?! I am about to go crazy faced with the prospect of NEVER letting my guard down. This is nearly impossible.
HELP!

[BrandyHagz]

Have you thought about therapy for the little girl? She needs to be able to deal with her emotions...

I think you will be able to leave them along together...once the little girl gets some help from a professional.

Have you looked into criminal charges for the uncle?

[lucyjoy]

x10.com has good deals on cameras that could be set up in play areas or rooms that can be monitored from one or more locations in the house by TV. This might help some. Also, motion detectors or alarms on bedrooms so the children cannot sneak in each others rooms.

While the child needs treetment for the sexual abuse, remeber, she is only 5. She needs to be taught about touching good and bad as does your son and other children. They need to be taught to tell about these things. You may need to remind her as you're going into the bathroom etc. For some children, this behavior can be unlearned.

[HAIR127]

HELLO MOMMABYRD...FIRST OF ALL I WOULD CALL THE Y.W.C.A. CLOSEST TO YOU AND ASK TO SPEAK TO A SEXUAL ABUSE THERAPIST. THE YWCA HAS MANY FREE PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC..AND IN MY AREA THIS IS ONE OF THEM. THEY CAN EDUCATE YOU ON THE PROBLEM..PLUS WORK WITH THE 5 YEAR OLD AND POSSIBLY YOUR SON. I LEARNED IT IS SO EASY TO REVICTOMIZE THE KIDS ..JUST BY WHAT WE SAY!!! SO TREAD LIGHTLY... AND CALL! HUGS JANET