About this episode

The episode discusses child sexual abuse prevention and personal safety conversations for children with guest Alison Geale from Bravehearts.

**This episode discusses child sexual abuse. Please listen with care and reach out to a support service if you need to speak to someone. Visit ChildSafety.gov.au/Get-Support for a list of services.** We speak to Alison Geale, CEO of Bravehearts, who works to provide a holistic approach to the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse. This is a big but important topic and we’ve gathered your top questions to help educate us on having personal safety conversations with our kids. We discuss… What are age-appropriate discussions to have regarding personal safety? Bringing up big topics if you’re feeling awkward Moving beyond ‘stranger danger’ Identifying the red flags of grooming The importance of asking our kids questions as conversation starters What to do if children disclose a safety concern with you “It might feel bad, it might feel good but it’s not right” - explaining physical responses to abuse How can we give our kids a safe childhood with these worries in mind? Sharing your child safety boundaries with other families Peer-on-peer sexual abuse - what it is and what steps to take What are developmentally expected sexual behaviors? Nappy changes to doctor visits, how do…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sophie Pearce, Jayde Couldwell

Guest: Alison Geale

Topics covered

• child safety
• sexual abuse prevention
• parenting
• personal safety conversations
• grooming
• peer-on-peer sexual abuse

Keywords

• child sexual abuse
• personal safety
• grooming
• safety concerns
• developmentally expected behaviors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bravehearts, ChildSafety.gov.au

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