When a Child Hurts Another Child at School: What Parents Need to Know, Do, and Say
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Apr 01, 2025
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I recently spoke with a mother who reached out to me because her 5-year-old child had disclosed sexual abuse -Β not from an adult, but from another 5-year-old child.
Letβs just pause there.
Because this is the part no one warns you about.
No one tells you what to do when the harm doesn't come from...
Kristi McVee
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Founder of Child Abuse Prevention and Education Australia, Kristi McVee is a Child Safety Expert specialising in empowering and educating parents around child abuse prevention and online safety. Kristi spent 10 years in the police force as a specialist child interviewer and a detective senior constable. After retiring from the force Kristi is on a mission to raise awareness and make an impact in the fight against child abuse.
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