Resources for 9-12 years
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Trust and Safety
Body Rules
What you should know.
Kids Rights
Kids have rights too! Here's what you should know. Knowing your rights helps you to understand trust and safety and stay safe.
People who might help
Identify who you can talk to if you have worries about the Body Rules.
Trust Hand
The Trust Hand asks you to think about adults who are safe that you can trust. Write the names of those people on the fingers of your trust hand.
Chatterbox – Colouring in Feelings
Fold along the dotted lines to make an origami chatterbox that provides more information about recognising and regulating feelings. Colour in each side.
Chatterbox – Feelings
Fold along the dotted lines to make an origami chatterbox that provides information about recognising and regulating feelings.
Finding Country
Explores the value of friendship and problem-solving, and may be of particular interest to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Protective Behaviours - Crossword
Further explores personal safety and helps children build the confidence to respond if they are feeling unsafe.
Protective behaviours – Word Search
An interesting one-page resource to help children understand personal safety.
Shine a Light for Children Lantern Project
Create a special paper lantern to shine a light on Child Protection Week. A fun project that shows our support for keeping kids safe.
Talking Families Activity Book
The activities in this book are designed for households, families, parents and kids to do alone or together. You’ll find activities that suit different ages, seasons and moods. Complete the activities in any order you like. Leave any activities you don’t like. Repeat any you love. You might like to print the activities out, or re-draw them on some spare paper. This book is for you and your household to enjoy and make your own.
Recommended viewing
Daniel Morcombe Foundation: Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson
In 2020, for the first time, the Daniel Morcombe Foundation is producing two editions of ABCSL. The second safety lesson, specifically for children aged 4 to 7, will be live streamed on Thursday 10 September during National Child Protection Week.Daniel Morcombe Foundation: Keeping Kids Safe Resources – Special Education
The Daniel Morcombe Foundation has produced the Keeping Kids Safe resource to support students Recognise, React and Report when they feel unsafe. Developing an understanding of respectful relationships is also a key learning area within the resource. Keeping Kids Safe is age and developmentally appropriate and contains short video vignettes to promote classroom discussion and completion of in class activity sheets.Further activities
Daniel Morcombe Foundation: Personal Safety – Conversation Cards
Suitable for children from 5+, this resource contains 20 cards to spark conversations about personal safety.North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health: Interactive Activity Centre with Dr Kiah the Kangaroo
Includes cultural area, drawing/colouring activities, recipes, fitness activities, educational activities, art & craft.Telephone support
Kid’s Helpline
Free, private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25.Phone 1800 55 1800 Anytime. Any reason.
Resources for Parents / Carers / Grandparents
Parentline
A confidential telephone and web chat service providing professional counselling and support.Phone 1300 30 1300 8am-10pm. 7 days a week.