Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim speaking during a rally. - Filepic
PETALING JAYA: Parents should look out for specific behavioural changes if they suspect their children have been the victims of sexual assault or molest, says counselling psychologist Charis Wong.
"The child would either be acting out by being more sensitive or irritable, they could cry more. Alternatively they may become withdrawn and become reluctant to go out. Either way, it would be a marked difference from their usual personality," Wong told The Star Online on Wednesday.
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