Helps adults start a clear, age-appropriate conversation about body safety, trusted adults and unsafe behaviour, rather than relying only on traditional stranger danger messages. The poster is suited to parents, carers, teachers, school pastoral staff, social workers and safeguarding practitioners who need a simple printable prompt for talking with children about sexual abuse prevention and personal boundaries.
In a classroom, family support visit, safeguarding session or therapy room, this one-page child safety poster can be used to open discussion about why children need more than a basic stranger danger warning. It focuses on the fact that most children who experience sexual abuse are harmed by someone they know.
The poster highlights research stating that between 85% and 90% of children who experience sexual abuse are abused by a known person. That message is presented alongside simple protective statements children can understand, making it useful for PSHE, child protection education, early help work and parent guidance.
Key teaching points include: your body belongs to you, you can say no to unwanted touching, safe adults do not ask children to keep secrets about touching, and children should tell a trusted adult if something feels uncomfortable, even when the person involved is familiar. It also reinforces the need to keep telling until someone listens.
Parents, foster carers, primary school staff, social workers and counsellors could print the poster for noticeboards, use it as a visual aid in a short safety conversation, or share it with adults who are preparing to talk to kids about body autonomy, consent, private parts, grooming concerns and trusted people. The wording is brief, direct and designed to support confident conversations without overwhelming children.
