The body Safety Expert

05/26/2026

The goal is to expose all the tactics until they have none left…

🌟Predators groom children by forming close relationships, leveraging their emotional connection with the child, gifts, and special attention in order to abuse. They often use secret keeping, threats, or ‘gameifying’ abuse to keep kids silent. Predators groom adults by painting themselves as overly helpful, friendly, and like the kind of person who could “never harm a child”. This often allows them to have more frequent & unsupervised access to kids, makes caregivers more likely to ignore red flags, and disbelieve children if they do disclose.

05/26/2026

Feel free to comment more barriers to disclosure on this post. And check out my body safety conversation cards to help explore these topics with littles! 👉🏻Education & awareness IS prevention ❤️

05/25/2026

Online safety tips ⬇️ Video Source: (Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, 2024; Salter & Wong, 2023)

🛜 Use parental controls, but don’t rely solely on them. You can use blocks on devices, apps and home wi-fi to monitor activity and block inappropriate content, but this does not protect them from other kid’s devices or wi-fi zones without safeguards. Also talk to your child about why these settings are in place and help them understand the importance of protecting themselves online.
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05/25/2026

05/24/2026

It is estimated that 30-50% of CSA is perpetrated by other children. These children may be the same age or have an age gap of around 2-3 years. Most of these cases occur during unsupervised play and may be shrouded by classic games like “dress-up” or “doctor”. Increasingly, children are being exposed to p*ornogr@phy by friends who have unsupervised access to devices, which is harmful in its own right and may further contribute to COCSA behaviours.

We want kids to build friendships, play and explore - but they need to do so safely. It’s our job as trusted adults to supervise interactions, put safeguards in place and educate them on topics like consent, boundaries, safe & unsafe touch, and digital safety. (Source: Cotter & Beupre, 2014)

05/24/2026

Most families can start body safety education around 18 months - 2 years. But before then, there are still things you can do to create a culture of consent at home and set expectations for baby about how others ought to treat their bodies! Sensitive, safe and nurturing interactions in infancy lay the groundwork for what they come to expect from others as they grow older. Let’s make these interactions full of love, kindness, and respect for their bodies! Once kids hit 18months -2years, here are some ways to introduce body safety.

❤️ Introduce the body bubble (an invisible bubble surrounding our bodies). We get to choose who is allowed in and what can happen inside our body bubbles. This is where we can introduce concepts like consent and boundaries.

❤️Encourage telling a trusted adult if someone makes them feel unsafe

05/23/2026

Will this result in your child telling you things like “Mommy made me brush my teeth” or “Dad said I couldn’t have a cookie before dinner”? Yes. If implemented properly, your child will tell you or your partner about ANYTHING they feel is unfair, unsafe or uncomfortable. But that’s exactly what you want!

For this strategy to work, both parents need to be on board (or one parent and another trusted adult). Here’s how you can broach the topic with your partner:
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05/23/2026

By “when possible” I mean once the child is old enough to comprehend this! When they are infants, their pediatrician should explain this to the trusted adult that is with them, and prioritize asking the caregiver for consent before examining the infant. ゚

05/22/2026

It’s often the people who you think “could never do such a thing” that not only commit these acts, but get away with it over and over again. Knowing this can help us catch perpetrators fast and ensure they do not harm even more children.

05/22/2026

05/21/2026