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Public Attitudes to Safeguarding Children, 08/07/10 [W/E/S]

The Children’s Society surveyed over 2000 people in the UK to identify the biggest risks for children aged six to 15 years old in a number of different scenarios.

Key findings included:

77% said children were exposed to a high level of risk when parents did not know their whereabouts in the evening. Girls were more likely to be considered to be at high risk (82%) than boys (73%)
The same number were very alarmed about parents who failed to arrange medical help for children when they needed it (e.g. no trip to the dentist for those with persistent toothache)
Six out of ten said children ridiculed by parents were at risk of emotional trauma (e.g. called ‘stupid’ by their parents)
Half those surveyed worried about parents who ignored the emotional needs of their children, when they were upset by their friends
47% thought isolating children and keeping them away from friends represented a high risk of harm
Being slapped by parents as a standard punishment was only seen as a high risk by 33% (14% said it was ‘very high risk’)

The report is available to download from the Children’s Society website.

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