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How to Tell
By now you know it's important for a kid to tell someone if they think they or someone they know are being abused. But how does a kid tell? Here are some ideas:
Talk to a trusted adult in person.
Talk to a trusted adult on the phone.
Write a note, an email, or send a letter to the trusted adult.
Tell someone at school, like a school counselor, school nurse, teacher, or coach.
Tell a friend's mom or dad.
Tell someone who answers the phone at a hotline service, such as 1-800-4-A-CHILD.
The way a kid tells and whom a kid tells will be different depending on the situation. The most important thing is to tell someone — or even several people — until someone takes action to stop the abuse from happening. A kid who tells on an abuser might be helping other kids, too. Some abusers hurt more than one kid.
It takes a lot of courage to talk about this kind of thing, and sometimes it takes a while to feel strong enough to talk about it. That's OK. Just know that, in the end, telling a safe person is the bravest thing a kid can do. It can feel really good when a kid takes steps to stay safe and protect other kids from getting hurt.
Tell Right Away Any time a kid is being abused that kid should tell a trusted adult right away. This can be hard because the abuser might have frightened the boy or girl into staying quiet. No matter what the abuser says, abuse is always wrong and there are different ways a kid can ask for help and get it.
If a kid can't think of a trusted adult to tell, he or she can call a special telephone number called a helpline, such as 1-800-4-A-CHILD. If you know someone who is being abused, you can help by telling your parent or another adult who can help.
Super Sites for Kids
Children's Television Workshop
http://www.ctw.org
Disney Daily Blast
http://www.disneyblast.com
The Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu
Franklin Institute Science Museum
http://sln.fi.edu/
Internet Public Library Youth Division
http://www.ipl.org/youth
Internet Super Heroes
http://www.internetsuperheroes.org/
Internet Weather
http://cfa165.harvard.edu/weather.html
JASON Project
http://www.jasonproject.org
JobStar: Career Guides
http://jobstar.org/tools/career
KidsCom
http://www.kidscom.com
Kids' Korner
http://www.kids-korner.com
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org
NASA
http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
Net Bullies
http://www.NetBullies.com
Nickelodeon Online
http://www.nick.com
PBS Online
http://www.pbs.org
Peers 2 Peers
http://www.Peers2Peers.org
Safe and Smiling
http://www.safeandsmiling.co.uk
Supersite for Kids
http://www.bonus.com
Surf Swell Island
http://disney.go.com/family/surfswell2001/index.html
Teenangels
http://www.Teenangels.org
Warner Bros. Online
http://www.warnerbros.com
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov