My dad likes to touch me. Is this sexual abuse?

If you are under the age of consent and he is touching you in a sexual way this is child sexual abuse. If he is touching you in private places this is sexual abuse. If you tell him no or that you don't like how or where he is touching you this is sexual abuse. If he makes you touch him back this is sexual abuse. If he tells you "don't tell anyone" or "If you tell anyone, no one will believe you" it is most likely that he is sexually abusing you. If you recognise any of the points I made above you need to tell someone that it is happening. Don't let anyone scare you into keeping it to yourself. You have done nothing wrong. If how he is touching you feels wrong,sexual or hurts it is something that probably shouldn't be happening.

Depends on how he is touching you! If he is touching your no-no spaces, than hell yes, that is sexual abuse/molestation! Sexual abuse sucks and some places seem to THRIVE off it. It's disgusting. Tell someone about this, your mother or grandmother. Anyone that could help you. Do not let this go on for to long before he decides to do something that will forever damage you! Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of another. When force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault.

I think that you should talk with some responsable adult who was confident and you feel comfortable and tell him or her about this, that person can help you more than i can

It can depend. If you dad likes to give you a hug after they get back from work, that's probably not sexual abuse. But if he touches you in your bikini areas, or in any way that feels in appropriate, that may be more like sexual abuse. Reaching out to others for help can be good to get an outside perspective.

It depends on the way that he touches you. If you are not comfortable with it, then sadly it is sexual abuse. But, it does all depend on your boundaries you have with him.

I'm a dad and I like to touch my children. Mostly their hair and smell them, get a reminiscence of that baby smell they had when I held them and tried to comfort them. Now they are all grown-ups or adolescent, and don't like too much physical contact anymore, especially the boys. They rather try to have a pretend fight or a wrestle . It's all fine by me. I grew up in a family with sexual child abuse (not a victim, not a perp) and this is something that affects me deeply. Nobody is responsible for the way they feel. I suppose pedophiles are scared of the way they feel if they can' t talk about it. I wouldn't be scared. Because I know the deep lifelong scar it leaves on someone's soul. And I'd rather cut my own ... off than inflict that to anyone. What really festered however in my family was the secrecy. Nobody talked. As a result , I really think that everybody was contaminated, even the ignorant bystanders. That's what needs to happen. I you suffer or feel uncomfortable, talk. If you witness something that makes you uncomfortable, talk. If you are scared that what you doing is wrong, talk. I suppose also that kids , growing in a healthy family, experience a form of pleasure from the touch of their parents. It might not be that easy to relive that feeling when growing as an adult. But then again, if a kid express discomfort from a parent's touch, any parent should be able to hear it and change his own behaviour to protect his child. So talk to your dad. To other people, too. Insist on your own feelings not what you think others are thinking.

if any relative or family member is viewing or touching your private parts or if they are asking you to view or touch theirs, then yes, it is sexual abuse. and it is wrong

I would say yes. If he knows you're uncomfortable with it and persists you need to tell someone ASAP. If it's touching that isn't black or white sexual but feels that way, I would ask him to stop if it happens again, if he continues you need to get help. www.rainn.org has a lot of resources

yes it is. if he touches you in an inappropriate way you should tell someone a teacher tutor or call childline or the police if your in immediate danger

It depends on how he touches you, if it feels like a grabby, rubby sort of touch in areas that you think is sexual or even just on your arm or something, it could be sexual abuse. If you don't consent to him doing it, then it is most likely abuse of some kind. One of the best ways to find out would probably be to ask your mum or a trusted adult. If you're female, you'll probably feel better talking to a female and for a male it would likely make you feel better to ask another male. I hope this helped!

Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is forcing undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another. When that force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. this is the definition of sexual abuse. It depends on the length of touching and the area in which he is touching you. All in all unwanted touching is still a bad thing and if it makes you uncomfortable and feel weird you should talk to him about it or tell someone of authority.

Yes this is sexual abuse, if he is touching you in your private areas please tell someone. A teacher, guidance counselor, or the police.

Unfortunately, yes. If your father is touching you in any kind of sexual way that is making you feel uncomfortable you should probably tells someone like a trusted adult. That would definitely be identified as sexual abuse.

That depends on what the purposes that touch and depends on your feeling when he touches you. If you're feeling uncomfortable with his touch then it might be a sexual abuse, but if you think it's a safe touch for example just touching your hair.

It depends on where he likes to touch you. If he touches you on shoulder, hand etc then it is sign of affection in most cultures. But if he likes to touch you on your private parts then it is sexual abuse

It depends on how he touches you and where. If its a simple touch between father and child and he is simply showing familial affection, then that is not sexual abuse. If he touches you anywhere inappropriate and makes you feel uncomfortable then yes it is,

Depends in what kind of way and what parts of your body. If his touch makes you feel uncomfortable and he knows it but he does it anyway it's definitely abuse. You should try to talk to him or at least to other members of your family, teachers, authorities about this situation. You don't have to accept any kind of touch which makes you feel uncomfortable.

If it involves the touching of intimate areas and/or it makes you uncomfortable and you have asked him to stop but he does not, then it is sexual abuse. It is advisable to confront him if that has not been done already or otherwise speak to a trusted adult such as a family member or professional, like a social worker.

I think you need to talk a professional about this, I dont think I am qualified to talk about this but yes to me it sounds inappropriate

Depends on how it makes you feel, and where he's touching you. If he is making you uncomfortable, tell someone!

Yes it is. It is way more difficult to aknowledge the abuse and live through it when it's a member of the family being the abuser. If your father takes advantage of his situation of 'power' towards you in a sexual way, it is definitely abuse.

normal phsyical affection can be a great thing, but physical contact that makes you feel uncomfortable is probably not ok. If you think the touching is abusive, then you should get professional help from a teacher, police, doctor/nurse, or someone who can help intervene. You deserve respect.

If he touches parts of you no father should go near or touches you sexually then it is sexual abuse. If he is touching you in ways that make you uncomfortable but isn't genitally then it is probably sexual assault which is just as bad. You have the right to tell him NO! And the right to tell someone when he steps out of line. Sexual abuse is often someone making you do something sexually to them that you don't want to, or them doing something sexually to you. Either way it is wrong and you do not need to put up with it. Reach out to someone and talk to them about it

If you feel uncomfortable about it and he touches you in inappropriate places, it is considered sexual abuse.

If the nature of this touching is unwanted by you or makes you feel uncomfortable in any way, you have the right to tell social services and move somewhere that you feel safe.

To answer your question properly, I would first like to explain what sexual abuse is. Sexual abuse is a situation in which an individual is touched either on their genitalia, between their thighs, their breast or made to touch the other individual in the same places without the individual fully willing to participate in such. Sexual abuse can occur with any member of the family,friends, neighbours and/or strangers. If a person gets touched inappropriately, the person being touched is never at fault. So whenever people say "you dress sexually or you were always giving him signs that you want it" these are just wrong. Back to your question. If you feel within yourself that the way your father is touching you is wrong, tell him that you don't like it. Most people that abuse others say things like "you like it, you are just pretending" or "if you tell anyone I will kill you" or "if you tell your mom, she wouldn't believe you". I do not know how he touches you but sometimes, the way someone touched you even if it is a minor touch of the fingers can trigger warning feeling in you. Talk to a trusted objective adult about this and remember, even if he is actually sexually abusing you, it is not your fault. It never will be. X

It depends on where he touches you and how you feel in return/ Do you feel violated? Do you feel like he touches you somewhere he shouldn't?

If the manner of which he is touching you is sexual, then yes. This type of physical contact is completely inappropriate.

YES! if you are being touched in any way that you do not want to be that is inappropriate then yes! If you have a disability that prevents you from performing certain person tasks that hes helping you with then no. Bit if it goes beyond performing said task and makes you uncomfortable report him!

as long as it is not sexually, or in places you feel uncomfortable in, not really. speak to him and see, if he still continues inappropriately, please do not hesitate to report him.