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Children - safety & protection - Coggle Diagram
Children - safety & protection
Preschool (0-5)
School going (6-12)
Adolescence (13-18)
Qualities
Want freedom in decision making
Searching for identity & aspiration
becoming independence
More aware of personal strengths, preferences
What is the child able to do?
Decision making
Travelling
Self-management
Responsibility
Academics & education paths
Selection of friends, dressing, food
Choosing of one's faith/belief
What makes this child vulnerable
Seeking peer acceptance
Ongoing brain development prefrontal cortex)
Decision-making: Weighing choices and figuring out future outcomes.
Impulse control: Stopping yourself from doing risky things.
Emotional regulation: Managing strong feelings and stress.
Planning: Setting long-term goals and organizing tasks
They feel they are old enough to take adulthood decisions & responsibilities, but they still lack certain skills & judgement capability
Trusting friends more than authority adults
Early involvement with hp, computer, internet, AI
& social media where parent /mentor guidance can be greatly lacking
Jesus want Children to come to Him (Matthew 19:14), kingdom of heaven belongs to them
God delights in childlike faith
Children are created in the image of God
God speaks to children (Samuel)
Children are a heritage & reward from the Lord (Prov 22:6)
God can use children for His ministry (2 King 5:2)
5 loaves & 2 fishes offered by a boy can be multiplied to feed thousands
Child can be given authority / kingly service (Joash reigned at 7yo) by God (2 Chr 11:21)
Children are worthy - 2 Tim 1
Daniel (young man)
/ Esther (young girl entered palace <18)
1 Tim 4:12 Children: Example for believers, in speech, conduct, love, faith & purity
Protect Children from Harm
Protect Staff & volunteers
Protect ministries, Churches & organisations
Health & safety communities
CHILDREN ARE VULNERABLE
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Abuse can occur anywhere, including churches & mission settings.
Abuse
Neglect
Emo. Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Phy abuse
Emotional Abuse