The Wise Up booklet aims to educate parents and carers to become aware of the signs of child sexual abuse in order to: • Identify risky situations • Know how to respond to children’s disclosures • Know who to report concerns to (replace the contact…
Category: CSE & Sexual Abuse
Online safety agreement template
FAMILY ONLINE SAFETY AGREEMENT A family agreement is a great way to start a conversation with your whole family about how you all use the internet, and to start discussions together around how to behave in a positive way when online, whether this is at…
What we need to know to protect our children from sexual abuse
This booklet aims to provide the information parents and carers need to recognise the warning signs of abuse and to build the confidence to do something about it. Contents: Introduction Why do we need to know about child sexual abuse? What is child sexual abuse?…
Safety Rocks: Activity book teaching to be safe online & offline (ages 8-10)
Safety Rocks was developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection. It is an activity book aimed at children aged between 8 and 10. Jack, Olivia and their dragons help parents teach important personal safety strategies that apply both offline and online – such as when…
Child Sexual Abuse: Picking up the Pieces – parents’ guide to aftermath of abuse
Child Sexual Abuse: Picking up the Piece was developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection. It addresses how parents/guardians may feel after abuse is discovered and what their child may be experiencing emotionally, as well as practical and tangible steps parents/guardians can take to support…
Understanding Child Sexual Abuse – parents’ guide whose child was/may have been sexually abused
Understanding Child Sexual Abuse was developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection. It is for protective parents/guardians where child sexual abuse has been discovered or is suspected. It outlines the scope of the child sexual abuse, what child sexual abuse is, how the grooming process…
Safeguarding Your Child – guide for parents whose child was/may have been sexually abused
Safeguarding Your Child was developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection. It is for parents/guardians whose child was or may have been sexually abused. It builds on Child Sexual Abuse: Picking up the Pieces and helps parents/guardians continue on the healing journey, addressing issues that…
Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse – parents’ prevention guide
Protecting Your Child was developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection and is intended to help parents/guardians better understand the issue of child sexual abuse. Topics covered include the scope of child sexual abuse, personal boundaries, adult supervision, children’s use of internet-enabled devices, concerning sexual…
Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Abuse: info sheet for parents
Outlines sexual abuse facts, offers tips on how to keep a child safe from sexual abuse & how to react if a child has experienced sexual abuse. (The sheet includes a list of available support services – replace the list by providing contact details for your…
Teen relationship abuse: Safety Plan
A practical guide to creating a safety plan with teenagers who are in a relationship with an abusive partner. It covers the following areas: Staying safe at school Staying safe at home Staying safe emotionally Getting help in your community These are things I can…
Feeling Happy, Feeling Safe – videos for pre-school children
Feeling Happy, Feeling Safe is a series for pre-school children to watch with parents, carers or professionals. Each short film is designed to open conversations about emotions and safety, and supplies discussion questions. Feeling Happy “Feeling Happy” introduces the idea of talking about feelings. It shows…
Sexual safety plan template – child & carer
This agreement is designed to keep everyone safe in a child’s family or facility. It lists the rules for living together safely in their family, for respecting the rights, boundaries, and comfort level of others, and for ensuring the personal safety of everyone. Click here…
‘Protect Yourself Rules’ awareness programme (videos, booklet, guidance)
The aim of the awareness program is to teach children 6 age-appropriate rules to remember if they are ever confronted with an unsafe situation. The rules are: Safe touch and unsafe touch Hitting is wrong Doesn’t matter who it is Stranger safety/Smart choices Shout, Run, Tell/Tell them…
The Teen Relationship Workbook: for professionals helping teens to develop healthy relationships and prevent domestic abuse; 68 worksheets
The Teen Relationship Workbook is for professionals working with young people to prevent or end relationship abuse. The workbook can be used in individual sessions, educational settings andpsych-educational or support groups. Although the workbook is certainly appropriate as a means of general education on relationship issues,…
What to do if your child goes missing: Practical advice for parents and carers booklet
This booklet gives practical advice for parents and carers, giving useful contact information and advice on the steps to take if their child has run away. Contents: Before contacting the police Contacting the police Other things you can do When your child returns home Why…
Little Bird’s Internet Security Adventure: Storybook for pre-schoolers about online safety
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
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, developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection, 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…
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, developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection, 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…
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…
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…
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…