Signs to look out for The child tells someone: drops hints about the abuse to another child Makes ambiguous statements about harming another childIs anxious, irritable. Bed-wetting, changes in eating/sleep patterns. Under-performance, sometimes over-achievement, refusal to go to schoolConduct difficulties in older children Physical symptoms: frequent urinary tract infections, pain in and injury to genitalia, presence of venereal diseasesIf the child knows parents are listening, they will talk