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 -Β not from an adult, but from another 5-year-old child.
Letβs just pause there.
Because this is the part no one war...

Kristi McVee
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Founder of Child Abuse Prevention and Education Australia, Kristi McVee is a Child Safety Expert specialising in empowering and educating parents around child abuse prevention and online safety. Kristi spent 10 years in the police force as a specialist child interviewer and a detective senior constable. After retiring from the force Kristi is on a mission to raise awareness and make an impact in the fight against child abuse.
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