Category: child sexual abuse prevention
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Three Questions Every Parent Should Ask This Summer!
It’s never too late to talk with your camp or summer program director about child sexual abuse prevention. Here are the three must-ask questions:1. Beyond background checks, what is the screening process for new hires? Look for camps & programs that have a three-part staff interview process: Background checks, personal interviews, and reference checks. Background…
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Prevention or Discrimination?
I’ve been asked a lot of questions lately about transgender men and women using bathrooms and parental concerns about sexual abuse. North Carolina’s House Bill 2 law and similar legislation ban people from using public bathrooms that do not correspond with their biological sex. Proponents of such legislation argue that it’s important because men might…
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I Want Every Parent to Ask Me Five Questions
By Nancy James, Executive Director, Montessori Academy of Colorado When you walk into our school, you’ll see a sign, “Welcome, Montessori is about celebrating children and supporting a child’s independence—and we are a body-safe school. We added the last part because we want parents to know right away that we take child sexual abuse prevention…
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How is Your Child’s School Reducing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse?
Talking with the Director Just as you would talk with the director about curriculum, teachers, meals, and play safety, it’s also important to ask about policies and practices that will help to keep your kids safe from sexual abuse. There have been far too many cases of sexual abuse in schools, to let this topic, however uncomfortable,…
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How to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse – Infographic
April is Child Abuse Prevention month, and this How to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse infographic from Parenting Safe Children shows you how to keep your children safe from sexual abuse. It debunks common myths, offers “must teach” body-safety rules, and gives you specific questions for screening caregivers. Do your child a favor and check it out! How…