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 Prevention of Physical Abuse

Prevention of physical abuse is addressed in the Safe Child Program in kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 3.

Children know that parents have bad days, that they have problems and that sometimes they take their problems out on their kids. This doesn't make them bad people. At the same time, children should know that there are limits to acceptable behavior. Equally important, children learn that this type of treatment is never deserved or "their fault."

Children tend to believe that they cause the things that happen to them. This is part of what keeps them from telling. In a context of supporting kids and families, the children learn:

• it's not all right for someone to hurt you physically;
• that punishment which leaves bruises or marks which are there the next day is excessive;
• you need to tell someone if you're being hurt; and
• who to tell and how to tell.

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