Family & Community Safety
Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Georgia promotes the following behaviors between adults and children:
- Adults who support healthy relationships with children:
- Respect child's personal "space"
- Answer questions about sexual behaviors in age-appropriate language
- Redirect inappropriate behavior without shaming the individual
- Listen and respond when a child is uncomfortable with affection
- Respect household rules and restrictions about behaviors between children and between adults and children
- Unacceptable adult behaviors with children include:
- Using inappropriate language and topics around children
- Having secretive relationships with children
- Spending so much time with a child that they isolate the child from others
- Not respecting a child's privacy
- Not respecting the household rules of others
- Performing behaviors that make others uncomfortable
If you have questions or would like more information about creating safe spaces for children in your family and community, please click here to download a free copy of Stop It Now! Georgia's “Let’s Talk: Adults Talking to Adults About Child Sexual Abuse.”
If you have additional questions or concerns and would like to talk about it, please call Prevent Child Abuse Georgia’s toll-free, confidential HELPLINE at 1-800-CHILDREN (244-5373) Monday through Friday. We are here to help.
Stop It Now! Georgia is a member of the Stop It Now! national network. www.stopitnow.org. If you live outside of Georgia and need help, call 1-888-PREVENT