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Are you worried about a child?

Child protection isn’t just for the professionals. There’s something you can do. If you have concerns, it can be difficult to know what to do for the best. Each of the leaflets below contain useful advice on how you can better protect children and provides contact details of organisations that can help.

 
Worried about a child?

 Useful tips on what to do if you're concerned about the safety of a child.

Worried about a child? How you can protect children from abuse (PDF, 1.5MB)  Worried about a child? How you can protect children from abuse (PDF, 1.5MB) (PDF, 1586.7kb)

Ydych chi'n poeni am blentyn? / Worried about a child? (Welsh language version) (PDF, 456KB)  Ydych chi'n poeni am blentyn? / Worried about a child? (Welsh language version) (PDF, 456KB) (PDF, 452.4kb)

Worried about a child? (Chinese/English bilingual version) (PDF, 460KB)  Worried about a child? (Chinese/English bilingual version) (PDF, 460KB) (PDF, 457.8kb)

Vous vous inquiétez pour un enfant? / Worried about a child? (French/English bilingual version) (PDF, 584KB)  Vous vous inquiétez pour un enfant? / Worried about a child? (French/English bilingual version) (PDF, 584KB) (PDF, 583.8kb)

 Worried about a child leaflet
Protecting children from sexual abuse  This booklet gives simple information and advice to help you keep your children safe from sexual abuse.

Protecting children from sexual abuse: a guide for parents and carers  Protecting children from sexual abuse: a guide for parents and carers (PDF, 224.3kb)

 Protecting children from sexual abuse booklet
Have fun & be safe

Advice on choosing a leisure organisation with good child protection practices.

Have fun and be safe: a guide to help parents and carers choose children's activities (PDF, 504KB)  Have fun and be safe: a guide to help parents and carers choose children's activities (PDF, 504KB) (PDF, 501.7kb)

Have fun and be safe: a guide to help parents and carers choose children's activities in Bengali (PDF, 1MB)  Have fun and be safe: a guide to help parents and carers choose children's activities in Bengali (PDF, 1MB) (PDF, 1095.1kb)

Have fun and be safe: a guide to help parents and carers choose children's activities in Punjabi (PDF, 936KB)  Have fun and be safe: a guide to help parents and carers choose children's activities in Punjabi (PDF, 936KB) (PDF, 946.4kb)

Have fun and be safe: a guide to help parents and carers choose children's activities in Urdu (PDF, 1.5MB)  Have fun and be safe: a guide to help parents and carers choose children's activities in Urdu (PDF, 1.5MB) (PDF, 1499.1kb)

 have fun and be safe booklet
Whole Woman

Essential information for mums experiencing domestic violence.

whole woman  whole woman (PDF, 881kb)

 

Whole woman booklet
  The NSPCC has also produced child protection advice and support materials for children and young people:

Worried? Need to Talk? An illustrated pocket guide for young people aged 11 to 17 on Child Protection which provides information about the NSPCC and other services that are there to help.

Worried? Need to talk? (PDF, 334KB)  Worried? Need to talk? (PDF, 334KB) (PDF, 334.9kb)

Worried? Need to talk? in Bengali (PDF, 858KB)  Worried? Need to talk? in Bengali (PDF, 858KB) (PDF, 866.9kb)

Worried? Need to talk? in Punjabi (PDF, 846KB)  Worried? Need to talk? in Punjabi (PDF, 846KB) (PDF, 854.3kb)

Worried? Need to talk? in Urdu (PDF, 824KB)  Worried? Need to talk? in Urdu (PDF, 824KB) (PDF, 832.5kb)

Poeni? Angen siarad? / Worried? Need to talk? in Welsh (PDF, 439KB)  Poeni? Angen siarad? / Worried? Need to talk? in Welsh (PDF, 439KB) (PDF, 443.9kb)

Worried need to talk booklet
In The know magazine In the know is aimed at children aged 8 to 11 and uses colourful illustrations, quizzes and cartoon strips to help tackle the difficult subject of child abuse.

In the know (PDF, 4.8MB)  In the know (PDF, 4.8MB) (PDF, 4921.1kb)

In the know magazine
Feel safe at home Aimed at children aged 8-11, this booklet gives advice on what to do if they are concerned about domestic violence in their home.

feel safe at home  feel safe at home (PDF, 1210.1kb)

Feel safe at home
Help Bullying Stop card Aimed at 9 to 13 year-olds, this is handy and compact Z-card provides young people with important messages and advice about dealing with bullying.

help stop bullying z card  help stop bullying z card (PDF, 3082.8kb)

help bullying stop card

 Please note that you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents.

How to order


For a sample of these leaflets, please send a request for a Child protection pack, along with an A4 stamped addressed envelope with £1.50 stamps to:

NSPCC Publications
Weston House
42 Curtain Rd
London EC2A 3NH


If you'd like to receive more than one copy of a publication, we make a small charge according to quantity. Order your extra copies through NSPCC inform.

The DFES Parent Centre website The Parent Centre - http://www.parentcentre.gov.uk  Help your child to learn with the Parent Centre. UK Government information and advice on children's education, schools, league tables, bullying and special needs