Trying to keep things open enough with a son or daughter that he or she isn’t embarrassed to tell you if something abnormal happened is the wisest tack.
I know when a certain problem happened when I was young, I didn’t dare tell my parents. I wrote to an advice columnist. I don’t know what happened to the letter but I never heard back.
Yeah, I don’t know if you have kids yet or not, but very often they don’t seek out parents for sexual issues. I know I did not.
I stress with my younger kids that if anyone does anything that makes them feel uncomfortable, that person is wrong and they might need to be stopped or get in trouble before they hurt others. So tell mom or the teacher or someone safe.
But this Nasser. He was molesting little girls as part of what he made seem to be a necessary exam or treatment. They had no idea they were being used for his jollies. Poor things.