Mental Wellbeing and Safety
What behaviour is developmentally age expected?
Betty Gallagher Team Leader Children’s services and Lyn Jansen Prevention Education Lead both from Stop Services note that language is important. Lyn explains that some activity may be age expected but not appropriate. She refers to a booklet on the Stop website. Betty also talks about age expected and the importance of context.
Resources
Websites
A community free from sexual harm | Stop
NSPCC – The UK Children’s Charity
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
Books:
My Body my Taonga - Rosalind Harrison & Susan Simpson
Good Pictures Bad Pictures (jr) - Kristen A. Jenson