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Yes, many parents abuse their children. I was physically and emotionally abused by my very religious mother for a decade or more. I now have a severe form of PTSD because of it. It is not uncommon.
National Child Abuse Statistics from NCA
See NCA's latest national child abuse statistics here on our media room.www.nationalchildrensalliance.org
Abuse by religious leaders is also quite common.
This is just the Roman Catholic church,
About 333,000 children were abused within France's Catholic Church, a report finds
The report states that the abuses were committed by some 3,000 priests and other people involved in the church — wrongdoing that Catholic authorities covered up over decades.www.npr.org
List of Priests Accused of Abuse By Diocese, State, or Name
Search our list of Catholic priests and clergy members who have been accused of sex abuse. Search by last name, state or diocese at AbuseLawsuit.com.www.abuselawsuit.com
Catholic Priests Abused 1,000 Children in Pennsylvania, Report Says (Published 2018)
The grand jury report is the government’s broadest look yet in the United States at child sexual abuse in the church.www.nytimes.com
20 years, 700 victims: Southern Baptist sexual abuse spreads as leaders resist reforms
As leaders decline to act, the numbers grow. In the past 20 years, about 400 Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers have faced allegations of sexual misconduct, the newspapers found. They were pastors. Deacons. Ministers. Youth pastors. Sunday school and Christian school teachers. Church...www.houstonchronicle.com
More than 200 Baptist ministers, deacons and others found guilty of sex abuse, report says
A total of about 380 Southern Baptist leaders and volunteers have faced allegations of sexual misconduct, a newspaper investigation found.www.nbcnews.com
Why Is Sexual Abuse So Common in the Mormon Church? - Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C.
The Mormon Church is facing a number of sexual abuse allegations. Learn why this atrocity is so commonplace in the Mormon Church.www.hurley-law.com
That's all well and good.
It does not speak to the ability of children to be able to contextualize the advice from those who may wish to help them.
You might as well offer the advice in a language they cannot understand.