This week is Children of Alcoholics Week. Globally, the aim is to raise awareness of the many millions of children living with parents and carers who suffer from alcohol addiction.

In May 2018 BBC News reported that Children under the age of 13 were being groomed through social media live streaming.

How far reaching is the sexual exploitation of our young, vulnerable children across the UK? On the 19th October 2018, a Judge lifted the reporting restrictions on a Police investigation termed, Operation Tendersea following a legal challenge by media groups.

Ramsdens Solicitors is dedicated to helping parents to ensure their children are protected against the dangers of abuse. In our new ebook, we offer advice on how parents and carers can ensure they have all the tools required to make keep their child safe while on the internet, and while playing online games.

Today is International Foster Carer Appreciation Day. We spoke to our colleague, Nicole, a member of our Child Care Department. Nicole is a “foster sibling” and her Mum does an amazing job of fostering vulnerable young children. Nicole has shared her thoughts about life as a foster sibling and why, in her view, fostering truly is an amazing job.

This week has been Child Safety Awareness Week run by the Child Action Prevention Trust. Throughout the course of the week we have run a series of blogs focusing on child safety and how it can be enhanced. Risks to children exist in everyday life whether that be by way of accident, injury, exposure to content in social media or other online resource or more targeted harm in the form of physical or sexual violence.

This week is Child Safety Week run by Child Accident Prevention Trust to raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented. On day 4 our thoughts turn to other areas where children can be placed at risk.

This week we continue to support Child Safety Week run by Child Accident Prevention Trust to raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented. Accidents involving children can easily happen inside or outside of the home. There are risks in everything we do but most parents and guardians hope to find the right balance in order to allow children to grow and explore their surroundings. Many accidents are preventable but unfortunately still happen as a result of the negligence of others.