A few parents have come to me recently with a version of a similar story.
A grandparent giving their grandchild a treat, one they know will spoil dinner and says, "this is just our little secret."
A child’s teacher has personal opinions about a topic that they know parents might find upsetting and s...
 What to say when the adults you love are modelling the exact behaviours that put children at risk.
I want to talk about something that doesn’t get said enough.
The behaviours we most commonly associate with grooming and child sexual abuse - the testing of boundaries, the forced physical affection...
Grandparents hold a special kind of magic in a child’s world - they’re the storytellers, the biscuit-bringers, the soft landing when life feels hard. They’ve lived through decades of change and with that comes wisdom, love and a deep desire to protect the little ones who light up their lives.
But t...
