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The challenges of trauma and parenthood co-parenting family healthy relationships mental health parenthood safe behaviours trauma Jan 09, 2025

Parenthood comes with a range of highs and lows, but for those who carry trauma, parenting can be uniquely challenging. Experiences like childhood abuse and sexual abuse, neglect, or witnessing domestic violence can leave lasting scars that impact the way we approach caregiving, sometimes triggering...

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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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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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