Digital Safety
Child on child abuse: An increasing reality and one family’s story
2 February 2024 Problematic sexual behaviour in children I want to draw attention to something that is by no means easy to talk about, let alone think about. I am seeing a marked increase in inappropriate/problematic sexualized behaviour between children. In talking to colleagues also working with children, this is happening everywhere. This is beyond…
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Building online safety for your family.
Part 2: Navigating online risks
This is about equipping ourselves to safeguard our children, the digital natives in our lives. Let’s think about some of the risks and add to what we can do to mitigate against them. The following risks are things I would far rather not think about, and yet they exist and we need to know about…
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Building onlines safety in your family.
Part 1. Intentional parenting.
With the best will in the world, and all the information in the world, our children cannot remain safe online if we are not aware of what they’re doing online. We find ourselves very suddenly at home with our children, navigating adjusted level 4 with no gatherings. Less or no play dates for kids (depending…
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Keeping your child safe online during times of lockdown
Abusers of children are really tuned in to when, where and how they can access children. They know children in general may be vulnerable at present and that they may have more screen time than usual right now. Abusers will manipulate all of this to their advantage. In countries all over the world, including South…
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