NEW JERSEY
NJ.com
By Warren Reporter
on March 02, 2015
Talking with children about personal safety and prevention of abuse is not always easy, but it is absolutely necessary.
Professionals in the field of Child Abuse Prevention agree that children, who have discussed with adults what they could do in potentially dangerous situations, are safer than children who have never been given any prevention strategies.
“For most parents and many teachers, talking with a child about potentially abusive situations is a difficult proposition,” said Carole Ciurczak, coordinator of the Warren County Child Assault Prevention project at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen.
“Unfortunately, the increased violence in schools, on the internet, and in society in general also increases the need for children to learn how to deal with a variety of situations about which a generation prior may not have had to worry. The good news is that there are ways to talk to children that will not increase their fear but actually will help them feel safer and more confident. CAP’s motto is, “All children deserve to be safe, strong and free” and parents can teach this to their children.”
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