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ā€œIs this touch okay?ā€ - Helping Kids Understand Safe vs Unsafe Touch (Even During Nappy Changes) babies body safety body safety education child safety children conversations with kids keeping kids safe safe safe adults safe behaviours Jul 10, 2025

Let’s talk about something that makes a lot of adults squirm - how to explain safe and unsafe touch to little ones when we are the ones responsible for helping them with things like toileting, nappy changes and hygiene.

This topic came up from an educator who purchased my Conversations with Kids ca...

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10 Body Safety Books Every Protective Parent Should Own body safety body safety education books consent consent education device safety inappropriate content safe adults secrets surprises tricky behaviours Jul 08, 2025

Because one conversation won’t cut it, but the right stories can change everything.

Why Books Are Your Secret Weapon in Body Safety Education

Here’s the thing: kids don’t learn the most important stuff in one big sit-down talk. They learn through repetition. Through play. Through stories. Through ...

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"Do I trust my husband with my daughter?" body safety body safety education boundaries child abuse prevention child safety inappropriate behaviours keeping kids safe red flag behaviours safe adults safe behaviours teachable moments Jun 29, 2025

The Question No One Wants to Ask (But Every Parent Should)

Most parents assume the people they love are safe for their children. That family and friends means protection. That love equals trust. I wish that were always true.

But my years as a child abuse detective taught me something I could never...

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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

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.

Let’s just pause there.

Because this is the part no one warns you about.

No one tells you what to do when the harm doesn't come from...

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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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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 ā€˜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 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 don’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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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.Ā 

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.Ā 

I heard and saw A LOT of things that have fundamentally changed me as a p...

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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 mum’s took care of my friends and the difference i...

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