Child Safety News
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Children as young as five should be taught dangers of sexting.
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- Written by The Telegraph
Children as young as five should be warned about the risks of 'sexting' their friends, a police child protection expert has said.
Peter Davies, the Association of Chief Police Officers' lead on child protection, said it was far too easy for youngsters to stumble across indecent images on the web which they then copy themselves.
Put defibrillators in public places, say Oliver King's parents.
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- Written by BBC.CO.UK
More heart defibrillators in public places could save dozens of lives each year, according to campaigners.
The parents of Oliver King who died of heart failure during a school swimming lesson in Liverpool want to see defibrillators in all public buildings.
Rise in care applications in England.
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- Written by BBC.CO.UK
The annual number of applications from local councils in England to take children into care has exceeded 10,000 for the first time, data shows.
Figures released by the courts advisory service, Cafcass, show 886 care applications were made in March, taking the full figure for the year to 10,199.
At the same point last year, 9,202 care applications had been made.
Overprotective parents could make playtime MORE dangerous for their children
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- Written by Mail Online
Overprotective measures from parents make playground accidents more likely to take place, a study has found.
A study conducted by Mineola, New York's Winthrop University Hospital found that each injury reported through the use of a slide occurs after a child rides on the lap of a parent.
Sarah's Law reveals identities of 160 sex offenders with access to children.
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- Written by The Independent
The identities of more than 160 child sex offenders have been exposed during the first year of the "Sarah's Law" scheme, which allows worried parents to check on anyone who has regular access to their children.
