HOME →
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 child’s new smartphone or device for success and safety

Whether it’s your child’s first phone or their next device, it is super important that we don’t give our kids a smartphone or device with access to every danger on the internet, without putting up...

READ MORE...
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...

READ MORE...
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 don’t know personally. Is there any way we can make it safer so he can still enjoy being involved in group activities?

Sports...

READ MORE...
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  how their mum’s took care of my friends and...

READ MORE...
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...

READ MORE...
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...
READ MORE...
What to do if... your child sees illegal content online? child abuse children illegal content inappropriate content online safety pornography teens tweens what to do if Jul 16, 2023

TRIGGER WARNING - THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS THE DISCUSSION OF CHILD ABUSE MATERIAL! 

I had a young person contact me yesterday asking for HELP

The young person had been shared a link to a website in which they were pressured to open and look at on insistence from 'friends'. 

The...

READ MORE...
Stranger Danger - how we can keep them safe but NOT scared! advice child abuse child protection child safety children parents stranger danger teens tweens Jul 16, 2023

After my Sunrise interview this morning which just touched on some of the basics of child safety, I wanted to share with parents, more in-depth advice on how to help keep your kids safe but NOT scared when talking about things like Stranger Danger. 

In my experience, compared to reported...

READ MORE...