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School Camp Safety a guide for parents camp child protection child safety kids parent resources parents safe adults tweens what to do if Jun 25, 2024

School Camps can be both amazingly exciting and nerve wracking in equal measure.

For some kids, camp will be an amazing opportunity to spread their wings, find new talents and spend hours upon hours with their friends.

For other children, it can be anxiety inducing, scary and lonely mixed in with...

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Should I be sharing photos of my kids online? adults child protection child safety kids online safety parent resources parenting May 26, 2024

Parent Question - Hi there, my wife and I are looking for some guidance in relation to supporting our two young children from potential adverse consequences from sharing their photos online.

We are stuck as to what is appropriate when there is no general rules for whether it's safe to share their...

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My child asked me to explain what rape is and I don't know what to say May 10, 2024

Help Kristi… my child asked me to explain what ‘rape’ is and I don’t know what to say?

I get a lot of parents asking questions around ‘how to talk’ with their kids about tough subjects, which leave them worried about over-sharing or underexplaining the...

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School Holiday Online Safety Mar 26, 2024

Term 1 holidays are fast approaching and the very real ‘anxiety’ around what to do with the kids, especially for working parents is probably on your mind right about now.

When I was working full-time in the Police, it was always a juggle and challenge. The current work place...

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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 helpful and useful for what purpose. 

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

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What is in or out in 2024 child protection child safety children cyberbullying inappropriate content online safety parenting parents safe adults teens Jan 03, 2024

Thought I'd jump in with my own thoughts on what's 'IN & OUT' in parenting in 2024.

What we (society/parents) have done in the past when it comes to child safety isn't ALL bad, however, it's TIME TO CHANGE the future of child safety!!!

This requires us to be brave and boldly face the...

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What makes someone a safe adult? adults advice behaviours child abuse prevention child safety kids parenting parents safe adults safe behaviours teens Dec 13, 2023

Have you ever contemplated this question before? You would be surprised at the number of people who haven't. 

It's probably because it's not something our parents openly discussed, it's not something we have grown up discussing and it's not something we have been asked to analyse...

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I was a child abuse detective and my daughter was still exposed to porn at 10yo. advice child abuse prevention child protection child safety illegal content online safety pornography Nov 14, 2023

My daughter was exposed to pornography for the first time at 10yo. Sadly, she is the ‘norm’ NOT the exception in these statistics.

Embarrassingly, I was a child abuse detective with over 8-years experience in the Child Sexual Abuse space at the time it happened.

I had already had the...

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Preventing grooming and abuse advice child abuse child abuse prevention child protection child safety children grooming parenting parents Nov 09, 2023
Preventing and protecting your child from abuse is not as hard as it might seem? In fact it's actually quite simple.
 
In my experience, talking with kids about their abuse as a Specialist Child Interviewer in then Police gave me a unique perspective of how abusers gain access and...
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Halloween Safety Tips for busy parents child safety parenting parents stranger danger teens tweens Oct 31, 2023

Whether you believe in this very interesting tradition or not... it is very likely your children may be wanting to go 'trick or treating' tonight.

As a child of the 80's, we didn't have this tradition and as an ex-police officer and child abuse detective, it sets off all sorts of alarm bells in...

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Why does our mental health matter when it comes to protecting your child from abuse? advice child abuse prevention child protection child safety mental health online safety parenting Oct 10, 2023
It’s Mental Health week…
 
So why does our mental health matter when it comes to protecting our child from abuse?
 
LOTS! ⬆️⬆️⬆️
 
When we aren’t coping or we are in crisis, our kids are inadvertently exposed and at risk.
 
It’s imperative that as...
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A note for myself about parenting advice parenting Oct 05, 2023
I talk about parenting my daughter in my book, I talk about her on my podcast, I share little anecdotes and stories about my parenting journey when I talk one-on-one with people but the one thing I haven’t been sharing with you is how fucking hard I struggle day-to-day with parenting.
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