Information Sheet 4
Children Have The Right To Feel Safe All The Time
They have the right to:
- Protection and promotion of their privacy, dignity, safety and wellbeing.
- Be included in discussions about them and their opinions to be sought in whatever ways are possible.
- Be provided with opportunities to be given information so they can understand their rights about safety and protection.
- Be allowed the freedom to make mistakes and meet challenges and be supported whilst also being cared for.
- Be provided with opportunities to practice the things they are learning.
- Be kept informed about what is happening to them and decisions that are being made about them.
- Have their privacy respected by discussing personal things about them only with the people who need to know.
- Be guided about appropriate and inappropriate behaviour to decrease their vulnerability to harm.
- To be respected for who they are and everything about them including their religion, culture and gender.
An Extract From A Hand To Hold. Rosie’s Place Pubs. 2003.
Children aren’t like everyday people
They have a way of shining alone from the rest of us
More tarnished everyday adults.
They don’t walk everyday walks like everyday people…
They don’t talk everyday talks like everyday people…
They don’t do everyday things like everyday people…
They don’t use everyday things like everyday people
They don’t believe everyday things like everyday people.
But most of all they believe that all adults are there to look after them.
And therefore the world really is a safe place.
No Excuses……Never……Ever.
It makes sense to tell children about sexual assault
Informed children are safer children.
The child is never at fault.
Nothing is so awful that you can’t talk about it.
Only offenders are responsible-no one else.
Children have the right to be safe all the time.
Don’t make children invisible because of their silence. They don’t need to talk to be seen.
Children are children first and have the right to safety and protection.
They have the right to be listened to and heard.
No excuses……never……ever.
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