My body is mine - A coloring & read-with-me book for safety smart kids
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My body is mine – A coloring & read-with-me book for safety smart kids

This illustrated book teaches pre-schoolers body safety and abuse prevention in simple terms. It introduces private body parts, rules around touching, and consent. Scenarios explain appropriate touching by caregivers or…

Sexual behaviours traffic light tool
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Sexual behaviours traffic light tool

This traffic light tool helps professionals categorise children’s sexual behaviors as green (healthy), amber (concerning), or red (harmful) across four age bands. It includes extensive examples of behaviors in each…

Budget (debts) sheet
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Budget (debts) sheet

This budget sheet from Citizens Advice Bureau helps people in financial difficulty organise income, outgoings, debts, and repayment offers. Users enter income sources and list weekly/monthly expenditure on essentials like…

Cycle of Violence Explanation Tool
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Cycle of Violence Explanation Tool

The Cycle of Violence Explanation Tool is a valuable resource that helps individuals understand the complex dynamics of domestic abuse. This tool provides a clear explanation of the cycle of…

Children’s Domestic Violence Wheel (Tool)
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Children’s Domestic Violence Wheel (Tool)

The Children’s Domestic Violence Wheel is a valuable tool used by social workers to illustrate how domestic abuse impacts children. It serves as a visual aid to facilitate conversations with…

ASQ:SE-2 Social-Emotional Development Guide (Sheets for parents)
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ASQ:SE-2 Social-Emotional Development Guide (Sheets for parents)

The ‘ASQ:SE-2 Social-Emotional Development Guide (Sheets for parents)’ is a visually engaging resource designed to assist parents and social workers in understanding and monitoring the social-emotional development of children aged…

Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional Development Screening Tool (ASQ:SE-2)
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Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional Development Screening Tool (ASQ:SE-2)

ASQ:SE-2 is a set of questionnaires about children’s social-emotional development from 6 to 60 months which can be self-administered by parents/caregivers. Doing this screening provides a quick look at how…

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Keep Safe: A guide to personal safety

This illustrated guide teaches people with learning disabilities how to stay safe at home, out and about, on public transport, at cash machines, and on the phone. Tips cover planning…

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Going to court: A booklet for children and young people who are going to be witnesses at Crown, magistrates’ or youth court

Going to court: A booklet for children and young people who are going to be witnesses at Crown, magistrates’ or youth court (UK) A colourful booklet which tells children What…

This is me and I have rights: An activity book for young children in care
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This is me and I have rights: An activity book for young children in care

This colourful activity book aims to teach young children in foster care, ages 3-8, about their rights in an engaging, supportive way. It covers the right to be safe, healthy,…

Sexual Health, Relationships & Parenthood: workbook for people with learning disability
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Sexual Health, Relationships & Parenthood: workbook for people with learning disability

The “Sexual Health, Relationships, and Parenthood: A Workbook Resource for One-to-One Support” is a valuable tool tailored for educators, parents, and caregivers to provide comprehensive Relationships, Sexual Health, and Parenthood…

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ReMoved (Video for foster carers)

ReMoved follows the emotional journey of a nine-year old girl who is taken from her abusive birth home and placed in the tumultuous foster care system. This short film will…

FREE DOWNLOAD OF KINDERGARTEN HERE I COME - ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH YOUR PRESCHOOLER (PDF GUIDE)
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Kindergarten here I come – Activities to do with your preschooler

The resource is an activity book for parents and children to use together in the year before the child starts kindergarten/nursery. It contains monthly activities organized into 4 weeks per…

Let’s learn together - A guide for parents and teachers of adopted children in primary school
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Let’s learn together – A guide for parents and teachers of adopted children in primary school

This booklet, made with help from parents and experts, delves into how early trauma affects adopted children’s school experiences. Addressing vulnerability, it aids both parents and educators in improving schooling….

Every Day I Learn Through Play! Activities to do with your infant and toddler
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Every Day I Learn Through Play! Activities to do with your infant and toddler

The guide provides parents and caregivers with activities, songs, books, and developmental milestones to promote learning in infants and toddlers ages 0-3 years. It covers 8 key learning areas including…

The Pregnancy Book - Guide
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The Pregnancy Book – Guide

This book provides information on many aspects of pregnancy, labour and childbirth and the first weeks after child’s birth. Click here to view/download CONTENTS: Introduction Introduction Your Pregnancy at a…

Keeping Teens Safe from Online Sexual Exploitation (Guide for parents)
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Keeping Teens Safe from Online Sexual Exploitation (Guide for parents)

The resource is a 20-page guide from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection about keeping teens safe from online sexual exploitation. It covers topics like the risks of online chat,…

Your Plans, Your Placement, Your Reviews & Short Breaks - Young person's guide to the care planning, placement and case review regulations 2010
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Your Plans, Your Placement, Your Reviews & Short Breaks – Young person’s guide to the care planning, placement and case review regulations 2010

The resource is a useful guide explaining England’s 2010 Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations to young people in care. It was created with input from young people…

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A children’s guide to foster care

These three nicely illustrated guides to foster care explain in a child friendly way who foster carers are, the role of a social worker and answers common questions a child…

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Children’s Guide to Adoption (Booklet)

Below are two different booklets which help children understand what adoption is and answer some of the questions children may have. The booklets have similar content but different design and are…

Positive Adoption Conversations - Guide for Adoptive Families
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Positive Adoption Conversations – Guide for Adoptive Families

This guide from Adoptive Families helps parents have open, honest conversations about adoption with their children. It provides sample dialogues tailored to different ages, tips for explaining difficult details, and…

How to Explain Jails and Prisons to Children (Caregivers' guide)
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How to Explain Jails and Prisons to Children (Caregivers’ guide)

This booklet from the Children of Incarcerated Parents Network provides guidance for caregivers on explaining jails and prisons to children with an incarcerated mother or father. It covers the child’s…

Parental Imprisonment: Telling the Children (Booklet for families of prisoners)
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Parental Imprisonment: Telling the Children (Booklet for families of prisoners)

The booklet from Action for Prisoners’ Families provides guidance for families on telling children when their father or mother goes to prison. It covers deciding what to say, tailored for…

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You are not on your own: A booklet to help children and adults talk about a parent’s drinking

The 16-page booklet “You are not on your own” helps children aged 10-14 cope when a parent drinks too much. It covers how parental drinking impacts the child’s life, feelings,…

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Skills Training Workbook: Learning more about low mood, stress, anxiety and how CBT can help you

This workbook has been designed to be used either as self-help, or in conjunction with attending a CBT Skills Training Workshop. The aim of this workbook is to introduce service…

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Get It Straight – The Facts About Drugs Facilitator & Student Guides

Get It Straight! is an informative, interactive 10-day programme designed to challenge the idea that drugs are harmless and teach the harmful health and societal effects of drug abuse. Facilitators…

Growing up drug free: A parent's guide to prevention
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Growing up drug free: A parent’s guide to prevention

This resource, titled “Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention,” is a comprehensive guide designed to help parents navigate the challenges of raising children without the influence of…

Little eyes, little ears: How violence against mother shapes children as they grow (Booklet)
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Little eyes, little ears: How violence against mother shapes children as they grow (Booklet)

This resource, titled “Little Eyes, Little Ears: How Violence Against a Mother Shapes Children as They Grow,” is a valuable tool for social workers and professionals. It provides essential insights…

How it looks to me (Assessing wishes & feelings worksheets)
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How it looks to me (Assessing wishes & feelings worksheets)

The Child Impact Tool  is an interactive and colourful booklet developed by CAFCASS which empowers social workers by facilitating direct communication with children, enabling them to express wishes and feelings…

When Your Brother or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens
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When Your Brother or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens

The “When Your Brother or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens,” is a resource provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. It…