09-08-2020 09:14 PM
09-09-2020 11:58 AM
Hi @Maple00 ,
I'm so sorry that happened to your daughter, it sounds like it would have been really frightening for her, and I imagine as a parent it would have been really hard hearing about it so long after it happened. It sounds like you've done a really good job in helping your daughter to be alert and aware of her safety, which is really fantastic, and it's great that she was comfortable telling you what had happened.
I'm wondering if you have reported what happened to her school at all? Schools can be a really good resource to lean on, and can make students aware to be extra careful when walking home etc. Is your daughter able to walk home with friends at all? I have a child who's a similar age who has started walking to and from school this year, our rule is that she has to walk with friends, and we also got her a cheap prepaid mobile phone (one that calls and texts only) so that she can let us know when she's arrived at school safely, and call if there's any problems.
It looks like you might be located overseas- but hopefully this information will still be helpful - this is a list of recommendations from an Australian website that I thought were really straightforward and helpful for teaching younger kids about staying safe: (Source is here)
Young children may not recognise when adults pose a threat. Most predators are likely to seem friendly, or they may try to entice children with a treat or a sad story. But children can learn to recognise and trust their own feelings.
Protective behaviours encourage children to recognise unsafe situations and to take action through:
This brochure from NAPCAN has more tips on keeping your children safe from sexual abuse.
Here are some tips you can give to young children to help them stay safe from strangers:
I hope those tips help a bit for you and your daughter- hopefully with a few strategies up her sleeve she will be able to feel a bit safer. If she is still experiencing high levels of anxiety that are interfering with her life, it could also be a good idea for her to have a chat to a counsellor, does her school have a school counsellor she could talk to?
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