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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"It's Our Little Secret" - Why comments like this are a red flag, even when it's harmless body safety education child abuse prevention childcare consent education for kids conversation cards for kids family body safety rules grandparents grooming behaviours grooming warning signs parents protective parenting safe adult traits secrets vs surprises Aug 04, 2026

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...

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