Local safeguarding children boards, local authorities, NHS and police across Dorset are asking the public to be curious about the signs of neglect to help keep children safe.Child neglect is the most frequent form of child abuse and is the most common reason for taking child protection action. Neglect...
I was browsing my Facebook feed, enjoying pictures of my friends' kids, dogs, and vacations. And that's when I saw it: a close-up picture of a child's portable potty. The pint-size throne was bright red, plastic, and -- how to put this delicately? -- filled with tangible results. "First...
We love you 'Dylan' (and Paul, Nina and Catherine). Simon
Neighbourhood policing teams (NPTs) in Weymouth and Dorchester will be working with partners from Weymouth & Portland and West Dorset District Councils, along with business owners and residents, to reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB) at hotspot locations. NPTs from both towns have seen an increase in nuisance ASB committed by young...
The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (known as “TACT”) is the UK’s largest fostering and adoption charity. We have recently launched our services to meet the needs of local children here in Dorset. We are already working closely with several foster families across the county. We are aiming to connect...
• Over a third (36%) of parents in the South West have no parental controls in place to try and keep their children safe online• Of those proactive parents using controls, two thirds (66%) will block their children from inappropriate content, and almost half (49%) will monitor their child’s...
If you and your partner are of the same nationality and you’re living in a country with a different majority language to yours, most probably you are using a strategy called Minority Language at Home (ML@H) to communicate with your child. This means that at all times you speak to your...
In the light of recent events on the exclusion of an autistic child from participating in a school trip and a Downs Syndrome child being kicked out of dance class because she couldn't keep up, I feel the need to write this. There are boys and girls that nobody...
Recently Tom and I met new friends, Karen and Andrew. She is German, he is English, and their son was born here in the UK. The little one speaks English only because Karen has been living in the UK since she was six and feels more comfortable speaking English...
Social Enterprise Celebrates 18 months’ growth and achievement. A local Social Enterprise that provides free family Eco-Arts is celebrating its 18 month anniversary by launching its all-new ‘Foraged Fairy House,’ workshops. Outside In was founded in November 2014 by Molly Heinrich who has since provided workshops to hundreds of...
