For public safety official, civil rights administrators and educators and for the parents, child protection and child safety are of prime concern. Saddening fact is that we need to prevent mistreatment and abuse of our future generation that we need to be vigilant in protecting the generation next.
The children much be kept safe by enforcing the child protection laws and regulation. In the home, this amounts to installing safety fixtures on furniture and hardware, keeping loaded firearms out of the reach for the child and covering the electric sockets with plastic covers. The parents should also be aware of the dangerous goods and recalled products for the kids.
The child protection laws are pretty exhaustive these days and everything including reporting of missing child in the media outlets and the national missing child database to notifications of sex offenders who move into the neighbourhood to attention of observance of the norms and regulations of the community.
Child protection is not a prime concern, sadly, for most of the home and communities. We get to see so many incidents where people forget their kids inside the car, locked or abuse them or even simply do the unmentionables. These acts can be prevented through awareness and interventions so that our next generation is a happy and healthy generation.
Child protection can start at the basic level, at school, at home, at the local church or even at the community playground. Youth coaches, church leaders, related adults and parents can be trained to spot the danger for a child or how to realise that they are victims of child abuse. There are lots of literatures and training courses available to create awareness among the related parties so that they can recognise a child in distress and act accordingly.
Child protection can be done in different ways as well. One can place the child in foster care, report mistreatment of a child or report any suspicious acts of possible child abuse. You can report to the local or national child safety enforcer or get involved personally if it is an emergency. Most of the educators, trainers and advocates who are working in child protection would agree that witnessing and doing nothing about child abuse is the worst crime against children.
Experts would suggest that one should have the basic education and training before getting involved in any child safeguarding practices at personal level. It has also been cited how involving a local church figure or community leader can lead to better results in these cases.
The children much be kept safe by enforcing the child protection laws and regulation. In the home, this amounts to installing safety fixtures on furniture and hardware, keeping loaded firearms out of the reach for the child and covering the electric sockets with plastic covers. The parents should also be aware of the dangerous goods and recalled products for the kids.
The child protection laws are pretty exhaustive these days and everything including reporting of missing child in the media outlets and the national missing child database to notifications of sex offenders who move into the neighbourhood to attention of observance of the norms and regulations of the community.
Child protection is not a prime concern, sadly, for most of the home and communities. We get to see so many incidents where people forget their kids inside the car, locked or abuse them or even simply do the unmentionables. These acts can be prevented through awareness and interventions so that our next generation is a happy and healthy generation.
Child protection can start at the basic level, at school, at home, at the local church or even at the community playground. Youth coaches, church leaders, related adults and parents can be trained to spot the danger for a child or how to realise that they are victims of child abuse. There are lots of literatures and training courses available to create awareness among the related parties so that they can recognise a child in distress and act accordingly.
Child protection can be done in different ways as well. One can place the child in foster care, report mistreatment of a child or report any suspicious acts of possible child abuse. You can report to the local or national child safety enforcer or get involved personally if it is an emergency. Most of the educators, trainers and advocates who are working in child protection would agree that witnessing and doing nothing about child abuse is the worst crime against children.
Experts would suggest that one should have the basic education and training before getting involved in any child safeguarding practices at personal level. It has also been cited how involving a local church figure or community leader can lead to better results in these cases.
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