Follow up Study of Children 5-8 Years Using Child Protection Programmes in Australia and New Zealand.

Briggs, Freda; Hawkins, Russell M. F.

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Publication Date: 1994

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Follow up Study of Children 5-8 Years Using Child Protection Programmes in Australia and New Zealand.

Briggs, Freda; Hawkins, Russell M. F.

Early Child Development and Care, v100 p111-17 1994

A follow-up study examined two programs intended to prevent child sexual abuse: (1) Protective Behaviors (Australia), which develops assertiveness skills to empower children; and (2) Keeping Ourselves Safe (New Zealand), which uses "What if..." problem-solving exercises. Revealed the importance of providing a school-based program that is developmentally appropriate in terms of children's language and concepts. (TM)

Descriptors: Assertiveness, Child Abuse, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries, Prevention, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Sexual Abuse, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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