Archive for the ‘Protective Intelligence’ Category

BITSS of Protective Play training spaces available in Cairns

March 18th 2008 by Megan Bayliss in Protective Intelligence 1

Calling people (workers and parents) in Cairns, Queensland.
There are two spaces still available in Thursday’s
BITSS of Protective Play training.
Attending a BITSS training equals being a protective citizen - something we all aim toward. Open to workers and parents, male or female, it is a practical skill training that all people need.
Who should come to these trainings?: Mums […]

When should I start to teach protective behaviours and personal safety

March 17th 2008 by Megan Bayliss in Protective Intelligence 3

Parents seem terrified to talk about protecting their kids from sexual abuse. “When should I start talking about that sex stuff,” is a question I wish had a dollar for every time it has been asked of me.
If, by sex stuff, you mean protection from sexual abuse then start today! Preferably start teaching protective behaviours […]

The best day in the life of a child

January 14th 2008 by Megan Bayliss in Child Safety & Protection, Protective Intelligence 3

Remember how the drain behind your house used to be a raging river, or, Grandma’s house (in the next suburb) was, like, on the other side of the world? Childhood memories are often distorted and in relation to the reduced size and cognitive capacity of a child. Children are little, adults are big. Children remember […]

Home education and personal safety

January 4th 2008 by Megan Bayliss in Protective Intelligence 3

The BITSS model of protective behaviours teaches personal safety using every day household items found at home. Using doors, windows, plates, cups, pictures, fans, etc as positive protective triggers, the easy curricula teaches your children how to be safe.
Homeschoolers are in a perfect situation to embed protective curricula across all other core areas of learning. […]

Protect Kids from Sexual Predators by Using Correct Names for Private Parts.

December 21st 2007 by Megan Bayliss in Protective Intelligence 4

Correct names for body parts is important in the fight against child sexual abuse. Many parents appear to have fear around calling a vagina a vagina and an anus an anus. Instead they make up “cute” names: box, willy, peach, whistle, etc. See Google mail, because Google’s got a doodle, not a penis.
Predators know this […]