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[quote=Anonymous]Agree with the above.

It is also about making your vigilance very clear and communicating to schools and camps your expectations around this. When we did private school interviews, I asked proactively about hiring practices, background checks, allowed and not allowed touch, SA response policy, bathroom privacy and more. I’m sure it cost us some admissions slots, but I wanted to know which schools were dismissive or uncomfortable with the topic and which have clear culture and rules they can articulate. That tells me their teachers are watching each other and are safe to report each other.

I also try to limit opportunity. In our community there are overnight school trips and dropoff sports activities from a very young age. We don’t do overnight trips when young. I sometimes show up part way through practice or stay for practice to make clear I’m eyes on. I try to form good parent networks so if something concerns me, I have other parents to swap experiences with.

And I take any sort of undesired touching seriously. My child dealt with another child trying to storm into the bathroom stall with her when she was going. I notified the school, they promised my daughter she deserved privacy, and implemented new policies. Overreacting? Maybe. But I wanted her to know any violation of body privacy will be believed and responded to. And I wanted school to know I will believe her and expect them to respond.

And finally, it’s giving your child the language and courage to tell you from an early age. My daughter sometimes “over-reports” - this kid bumped into me on the playground and I get to say no don’t touch my body! We have also talked about uncomfortable subjects like adults showing you photos of private parts or asking you to touch their parts - so she understands the full range of what’s a no. [/quote]

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