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The difference between inappropriate and grooming behaviours adults body safety body safety education child safety grooming inappropriate inappropriate behaviours safe adults secrets Dec 06, 2024

The difference between inappropriate and grooming behaviours

As parents, educators, and caregivers, distinguishing between inappropriate behaviours and grooming tactics is crucial for protecting children against child sexual abuse.

Inappropriate behaviour can often be a boundary-crossing incident...

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Setting boundaries for family get togethers boundaries christmas family safe Nov 20, 2024

With Christmas fast approaching, some of you may be feeling a bit stressed as to how to manage and cope with the often pushy and seemingly well-meaning family members, who also know how to push your buttons and have certain expectations. You know the one’s I’m talking about???

But...

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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 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...

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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 child… and not all children realise they are being abused!

Before you skip reading or get ‘icked’ out by this topic, I need you to realise WHY knowing this information is so vitally important in helping our kids stay safe and...

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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...

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

Sports...

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3 things I wouldn't do after being a Child Abuse Detective adults advice body safety child safety inappropriate content online safety parenting parents police safe adults Oct 07, 2024

I’m going to be honest with you all…I have some regrets. 

If you haven’t read or heard my story, I joined the police when my daughter was just shy of 2 years old and became a detective not long after she turned 6 years old. 

I heard and saw A LOT of things that have...

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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 didn’t know what to say or you were too shocked to say something?

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

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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 parent’s relationships and how they interacted together.

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

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Are you using online dating apps? Here is how predators target you to get close to your kids... Aug 06, 2024

I know friends, this is a hard one to hear but there is ACTUAL research that has now been released which has proven that ‘sharenting’ your kid’s photos online is putting you and them at risk.

The research was conducted by the Australian Institute of Criminology in conjunction...

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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...

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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. 

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...

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