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A Muslim Parent’s View: Talking Relationships, Sex and Safeguarding with Young People

Leave a Comment / Faith, Identity, Young People / By Melissa Llewellyn

We have a narration in Islam that translates as the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saying, “Islam began as something strange and will return as something strange as it began, so give glad tidings to the strangers.” The essence of this statement gives context to some conversations I have with …

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Do We Care About Children?

Leave a Comment / Abuse, Young People / By Robert Lightowler

Isn’t the answer to that, ‘Of course we do. We care greatly about our children’? That is a question to everyone and not just to parents. It’s a question to teachers, to leaders of organisations, youth leaders, professionals and neighbours; anyone who has contact with children. My concern is this. Do we care enough to …

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Whose Job is it to Make the Woods Safe?

Leave a Comment / Young People / By Lucie Moore

We have a CD in our car, that my five-year-old requests over and over again. It’s a series of fairy-tales, and we’ve listened to them so often now that I’m getting pretty good at telling them myself – accents included. They’ve created some fun conversation about who is ‘good’, and who is ‘bad’, what princesses …

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Surviving R. Kelly and the music industry: Where were the parents?

Leave a Comment / Abuse, Young People / By Melissa Llewellyn

The recent airing of Surviving R. Kelly, a docuseries giving spotlight to alleged victims and witnesses of multiple cases of sexual abuse committed by producer and singer R. Kelly, has reignited an ongoing conversation about how girls are exploited in the music industry. Although the allegations against the self-proclaimed ‘Pied Piper’ which span decades are shocking …

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Children spend lots of time online playing games. Can we keep them safe?

Leave a Comment / Young People / By Melissa Llewellyn

Online gaming For many children growing up today, screen time is a normal part of their week, or even part of their daily activities. Whether played through a smartphone, PC, dedicated console or other device; people in the UK spend more time gaming than anywhere else in the world. 13% of children aged 8-11 and …

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