Little Bird’s Internet Security Adventure is a beautifully illustrated storybook for pre-school children designed to help parents initiate conversations about Internet safety in an age-appropriate manner. Click here to view/download
Category: CSE & Sexual Abuse
Keeping Children Safe: Information to help you keep your child safe from sexual abuse (booklet for parents)
This leaflet is designed to give parents practical information to help them understand how abusers and potential abusers operate, how they can identify the signs of grooming and child sexual abuse and what they can do to protect their child or a child close to them…
Healthy Relationships Toolkit – Teenagers
This interactive toolkit was designed to teach young people about healthy relationships, choices, and communication. It addresses attitudes, opinions, and behaviors related to dating abuse and healthy relationships. The toolkit will be best delivered within a group setting however can be also used during 1:1…
My body is mine – A coloring & read-with-me book for safety smart kids
With this book, children can learn safe boundaries, how to differentiate between “good” and “bad” touches, and how to respond appropriately to unwanted touches. It also contains a ‘More Things that Parents Should Know’ section. Click here to view/download
Proud of Me! Activity book for encouraging a sexually healthy child – Boys
This book contains a variety of activities and short stories that are designed to prevent sexual abuse. These include: Short stories These are designed for emergent readers to read to their parents, or, if the children are too young, for you to read to them….
Proud of Me! Activity book for encouraging a sexually healthy child – Girls
This book contains a variety of activities and short stories that are designed to prevent sexual abuse. These include: Short stories These are designed for emergent readers to read to their parents, or, if the children are too young, for you to read to them….
Sexual behaviours traffic light tool
Using the resource, professionals can learn to identify, assess and respond to sexual behaviour in children and young people in a confident and appropriate manner. It can be also used when explaining to parents/carers what constitutes healthy sexual behaviour and how to identify when their…
Keeping Teens Safe from Online Sexual Exploitation (Guide for parents)
This parent brochure has been created in response to emerging online risks and recent tragedies involving young people in Canada. The goal is to inform parents in order to reduce the incidence of adolescent sexual exploitation. It guides parents how to discuss the following topics with…
Relationships: the good the bad & the ugly (Booklet)
A 32 page full colour booklet for young people age 14 – 20 about love, dating, sex and when love hurts. With a quiz, real stories and advice. The booklets covers the following topics: What a good relationship looks like Respect checklist Sex, trust and…
Zoe and Molly Online – Comic book about online sexual exploitation (ages 9–10)
This comic book is based on a true case submitted to Cybertip.ca – Canada’s national tipline to report the online sexual exploitation of children. It tells the story of a young girl who is being manipulated by an individual she meets online while playing a…
Friend or Foe, Who can you trust? A sexual exploitation and relationships education programme
The Friend or Foe education resource was developed to help schools and other settings explore positive and negative relationships, peer pressure, sexual exploitation and use of new technologies. CONTENTS: Training material for staff Positive and Negative Relationships The exercises in this section look at developing…
What’s the problem? A guide for parents of children and young people who have got in trouble online
This 32 page booklet covers some of the issues which parents may struggle with, when dealing with the children and young people regarding online safety. Using clear and simple language, it explains what the issues are and gives straight forward advice, signposting to other websites…
The real story? Child sexual exploitation & sexual health resource pack
This resource has been designed and formulated to equip facilitors to effectively engage young people aged 13 and above in the subject of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Sexual Health. Contents: Background & Purpose What is Child Sexual Exploitation? Predisposing Factors Current Indicators Model For…
Sexual exploitation: Sex, Secrets and Lies – Guide for young people
The guide examines the risks young people face and explore ways of keeping safe. The colourful, easy to read booklet is illustrated and has been designed to be used by young people as well as family members and carers who are concerned about the safety…
What can I do? Protecting your child from sexual abuse (Guide for parents)
Are you worried that your child may have been sexually abused? Are you working with a family where you suspect a child may have been sexually abused? Our booklet helps parents recognise what is happening and to report their concerns. We understand how distressing this…
Help keep children safe online (guide for parents)
This easy-to-read guide provides information and guidance that parents need to keep their child safe online. It guides the parents to talk to their child and discuss the potential safety issues, get the family involved and being proactive in seeking further support and advice.
Social Smarts: Privacy, the Internet and You
The 12-page graphic novel is designed to appeal to tweens and younger teens and teach them about the importance of protecting their privacy online. It tells a story of a brother and sister who learn (sometimes the hard way) about the privacy risks related to…
Expect Respect – A Toolkit for Addressing Teenage Relationship Abuse in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5
The ‘Expect Respect’ resource has been developed for teachers however some of the activities can be adapted for use individually by a social worker. It offers a comprehensive package of engaging teaching material that encourages open ended, active learning that enable young people to explore…
Keeping it Together: A Parent’s Guide to Coping with Child Sexual Exploitation
This booklet is written for parents whose children are being sexually exploited by an individual or group of adults outside of the family unit. It was written in consultation with parents who have witnessed the sexual exploitation of their own daughters or sons. Although every parent’s situation is unique, it…
Digiduck’s Big Decision – Storybook about Friendship and Responsibility Online
A beautifully illustrated storybook for children about friendship and responsibility online. Learning how to be a good friend online is now a key part of a young person’s development. Parents play an important role in teaching kids how to safely navigate the many positive opportunities the Internet and new technologies…
Locksy and Bubbly Plan and Fun Surprise: “Say NO to Secrets”
A storybook helping children differentiate between positive secrets (birthday party) and negative secrets (physical abuse, stealing). Read the story and talk with a child about other scenarios and their own experience of being told to keep a secret.
Careageous Kids: Keeping your Body Safe; Colouring Workbook
This 20-sheet learning guide helps to teach children how to protect their body and keep it safe from sexual abuse. It explains ‘good touches’ and ‘bad touches’ as well as private parts and encourages children to disclose any potential abuse.
The Bubble Book: A Coloring Book and Guide to Helping Protect Children and Their Personal Space
This 16-sheets colouring book helps social workers and parents to take an active role in teaching children about personal space and “body ownership” — the idea that their body belongs to them, and them alone, and how to keep a child safe.
Listen to your Feelings: A Children’s Book about Touching
This 14-sheet colouring book allows social workers to teach children about Safe and Unsafe Touch in a non-frightening and developmentally appropriate manner. It also allows children to identify people who they can talk to.
The Underwear Rule : Guides for Children and Parents
These simple and colourful guides for children and parents help children keep safe from sexual abuse. The Underwear Rule teaches children that their body belongs to them, they have a right to say no, and that they should tell an adult if they’re upset or…
Nude Selfies- What Parents and Carers Need to Know (Video for parents; online safety)
Film 1 helps parents and carers understand the reasons why young people create and share nude or nearly nude images. Film 2 helps parents and carers learn about effective strategies for talking to their child about nude or nearly nude images. Film 3 helps parents…
Exposed (Video for 14-18yrs – cyberbullying)
This 10 minute drama with supporting lesson plans has been designed for 14 to 18 year olds. ‘Exposed’ deals with the subjects of sexting and cyberbullying, issues that teenagers commonly face. The film follows the life of a 15 year old girl named Dee. Dee…
The Story of Jay (CSE video for teens)
This animated video – about a minute and a half long – tells the hypothetical story of a young person’s sexual exploitation by a man named “Jay,” describing the grooming and progression of exploitation. It is a fantastic tool to facilitate a conversation with young…
Lucy and the Boy (Video – danger about online sharing)
An educational video (1 minute long) which depicts the dangers of kids sharing on social media. It is aimed at parents of children aged 8- to 12-years-old to emphasise the importance of them having conversation with their children about who they are talking to and…
‘I saw your willy’ (Video – danger about online sharing)
An educational video (1 minute long) which depicts the dangers of kids sharing on social media. It is aimed at parents of children aged 8- to 12-years-old to emphasise the importance of them having conversation with their children about who they are talking to and…