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When a Child Hurts Another Child at School: What Parents Need to Know, Do, and Say advocacy advocate body safety child abuse child abuse prevention child on child abuse child protection child safety children harmful sexualised behaviours parenting peer based abuse school school safety Apr 01, 2025

When a Child Hurts Another Child: What Parents Need to Know, Do, and Say

I recently spoke with a mother who reached out to me because her 5-year-old child had disclosed sexual abuse -Ā not from an adult, but from another 5-year-old child.

Letā€™s just pause there.

Because this is the part no one war...

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Kids test us with the little things before they trust us with the big things! adults advice child abuse prevention child safety children family keeping kids safe parenting parents safe Mar 14, 2025

Our kids will test us with the little things before theyā€™ll trust us with the big things!

As a former child abuse detective, Iā€™ve seen firsthand how crucial it is for kids to feel safe and supported by their parents, especially when it comes to difficult or dangerous situations. But hereā€™s a truth...

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Setting up your child's new device for safety and success adults advice child abuse prevention child safety children device safety device safety 101 devices kids online safety smartphones teens twees Nov 18, 2024

Setting up your childā€™s new smartphone or device for success and safety

Whether itā€™s your childā€™s first phone or their next device, it is super important that we donā€™t give our kids a smartphone or device with access to every danger on the internet, without putting up some guardrails and protectiv...

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Not all children realise they are being abused adults behaviours body safety body safety education child abuse prevention conversations with kids grooming keeping kids safe parenting parents safe behaviours Nov 17, 2024

Not all child sexual abuse physically hurts the childā€¦ and not all children realise they are being abused!

Before you skip reading or get ā€˜ickedā€™ out by this topic, I need you to realise WHY knowing this information is so vitally important in helping our kids stay safe and reducing overall harm.

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5 things to consider and ask when choosing child care adults advice babies behaviours body safety body safety education child abuse child abuse prevention child protection child safety childcare children conversations with kids keeping kids safe parent resources parenting parents policies toddlers Oct 30, 2024

I remember when I was returning to work after my daughter was born and the emotional roller coaster I went through in finding an early childhood centre. I had so much mum-guilt in needing to put her into childcare that I cried for days.

At that stage, I was not even a police officer, I was just nee...

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Keeping kids safe at sports and group activities body safety child abuse prevention child safety children keeping kids safe kids parents sports Oct 28, 2024

Parent Question: I am thinking of enrolling my son in an organised group activity, but I am worried about the safety aspects for him whilst being around adults we donā€™t know personally. Is there any way we can make it safer so he can still enjoy being involved in group activities?

Sports and organi...

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How to call out inappropriate behaviour of adults around kids adults advice behaviours child abuse prevention child protection child safety grooming inappropriate content parenting safe behaviours what to do if Sep 20, 2024

Have you ever replayed a moment where you wish you had spoken up and said something but at the time you didnā€™t know what to say or you were too shocked to say something?

Itā€™s not easy to call out inappropriate behaviours, especially when it comes to other adults or family members, but when it comes...

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Teaching your children healthy relationships through their friendships adults behaviours child abuse prevention friends healthy relationships kids safe behaviours Aug 29, 2024

Healthy relationships and what they look and feel like was NOT a topic of discussion when I was growing up. Like most people, my experiences with romantic relationships were through watching my parentā€™s relationships and how they interacted together.

As you can imagine, with a family of emotion sup...

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Safety tips for Blended Families adults body safety child abuse child abuse prevention child protection child safety co-parenting healthy relationships kids parent resources parenting parents teens Aug 03, 2024

I grew up in a blended family. My parents separated when I was a young child and I grew up with step-parents.

With that being said, there was a lot less blended families when I was growing up than there is now. Blended families are a much more normal family structure than when I was younger and the...

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A child needs to feel SAFE to disclose abuse adults advice body safety books child abuse child abuse prevention child protection child safety parent resources parenting parents safe adults safe behaviours Jul 30, 2024

A child that does NOT feel safe will not disclose abuse.

At times I think we forget this FACT in our goals to protect and help kids.Ā 

As a specialist child interviewer, I was very aware that the time and process prior to the child's interview was equally, if not more important than the actual inte...

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Your Guide to Sleepover Safety behaviours body safety child abuse prevention child safety children consent friends healthy relationships kids parent resources parenting parents peers safe adults safe behaviours sleepovers teens Jul 24, 2024

Before I begin with my sleepover safety advice and tips, I would like to acknowledge that sleepovers were one of my fondest memories growing up.

When I went to a sleepover, I got to see how other families interacted and lived. I got to see Ā how their mumā€™s took care of my friends and the difference i...

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Top 5 Book Resources every parent needs body safety book resources books child abuse prevention child safety consent consent education healthy relationships kids parent resources parenting parents puberty sex ed sexual health Jan 24, 2024

Books are the ultimate life hack when it comes to parenting.

However, there are so many good books out there that it gets a tad overwhelming to know which ones are actually helpfulĀ and useful for what purpose.Ā 

Let me make your life a little easier by providing 5 books that will help you in your ...

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