Parenting from Confidence, Not Fear: A Risk Assessment Guide for Playdates, Sleepovers and Daycare body safety child protection child safety childcare safety conversations with kids daycare safety grooming awareness kristi mcvee parenting parenting tips parenting without fear playdate safety protective behaviours risk assessment safe adults safety conversations sleepover safety Sep 22, 2026

Can I trust this family with my child for a few hours? Is this daycare actually going to keep them safe? What about a sleepover, is that a step too far?

If you've ever sat with questions like these and felt your stomach drop, you're not alone. Every parent I speak to, whether at a school hall or on...

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Talking to Your Kids About Suicide, Self-Harm and Mental Health child mental health child safety children's mental health emotional safety feelings and emotions kristi mcvee mental health mental health conversations parenting parenting tips protective parenting self-harm suicide prevention supporting children talking to kids Sep 14, 2026

I know how uncomfortable this topic feels for most parents. Suicide, self-harm and mental health are conversations we'd all rather not have to have with our kids. But avoiding them doesn't make our children safer, it just means that if these feelings ever show up, they won't know what to do with the...

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"But that's not how we raised you" - Bridging the parenting gap with grandparents body autonomy body safety boundaries child protection child safety consent family conversations grandparents kristi mcvee online & offline safety parenting parenting tips protective behaviours raising confident kids safe adults Aug 28, 2026

Picture this.

You're at a family barbecue. Your toddler doesn't want to hug Grandpa goodbye, and you say, gently, "That's okay, you don't have to." Grandpa laughs it off, but you catch the look. The one that says
soft parents raising soft kids. Later, over dinner, someone mentions your daughter "tal...

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