Skip to content
Crystal Hardstaff, The Gentle Counsellor
Mental Health Support for Parents & Children
  • Home
  • Counselling Services
  • Circle of Security Parenting
  • Shop
    • Shop account
  • Courses
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • About Me
  • Contact Us
  • FREEBIES
  • $0.00 0 items

Tag: child safety

Child Protection and Safety: A Guide for Parents, Educators, and Communities

TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

Child protection is everyone’s business. Every adult plays a role in keeping children safe, respected, and valued. Children thrive when…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Child Safety Filed under: child protection, child safety, parenting

Body Safety Tips for the Holiday Season with Children

TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

Essential body safety tips for the holiday season to empower your child, set boundaries, and ensure a safe, joyful time…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Child Safety, Parenting Filed under: authoritative parenting, body autonomy, child safety, parenting, tricky people

Teaching Kids About Consent

TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

Empowering Future Generations Consent is an essential concept that transcends the realm of sexual relationships. It is a fundamental aspect…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Child Safety, Children, Parenting Filed under: body autonomy, body safety, child protection, child safety, empowering kids, teach kids consent

Empowering Children with the My Body Book Series: Teaching Personal Safety and Consent through Children’s Books

TheGentleCounsellor 1 Comment

Empowering Children with Body Safety As parents, caregivers, and professionals who work with children, it is our responsibility to ensure…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Child Safety, Children, Parenting Filed under: body autonomy, body safety, child safety, childrens books, consent, instincts, safe people, stranger danger, tricky people

Have these conversations with your child to help keep them safe

TheGentleCounsellor Leave a comment

I’m really glad that you opened this blog post because this is a really important one that is going to…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Child Safety, Children, Parenting Filed under: body autonomy, body safety, child protection, child safety, consent, stranger danger, tricky people

Talking to your child about safety, strangers & tricky people.

TheGentleCounsellor 4 Comments

If you are worried about how to protect your child, here are some helpful tips and information on how to…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Child Safety, Children, Parenting Filed under: body autonomy, body safety, child protection, child safety, childrens book, consent, stranger danger, tricky people
Blog Categories
Recent Blogs
  • Safe, Seen, Soothed, Secure: The Four Pillars of Attachment Parenting
  • How to Find a Good Trauma Therapist on the Gold Coast (Or Online)
  • How to Support Children’s Mental Health in a High-Screen, High-Stress World: Practical Tips for Parents
  • Child Protection and Safety: A Guide for Parents, Educators, and Communities
  • How to support a child when a pet dies
  • Attachment Styles and Generational Patterns
  • Neurodivergent, Misunderstood, and Breaking the Cycle
  • When Your Child Reaches the Age You Were When Trauma Happened
  • Healing the Mother Wound
  • Boundaries with Narcissistic Parents

Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube | Email hello@thegentlecounsellor.com

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Join The Gentle Counsellor Community!

Subscribe to my newsletter and stay updated. You'll also get access to my Freebies library.

You will receive a sign-up confirmation email. Make sure you open and confirm to receive my emails! Can't find my emails? Check your junk/spam folder.

The Gentle Counsellor acknowledges the traditional custodians of these beautiful lands we live on. We express gratitude to the Kombumerri people who speak the traditional Yugambeh language for their past, present and future care of this land. The Gentle Counsellor also acknowledges that the Kombumerri people will forever have a connection to this land – always was, always will be.

  • Home
  • Counselling Services
  • Circle of Security Parenting
  • Shop
  • Courses
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • About Me
  • Contact Us
  • FREEBIES
  • $0.00 0 items
Terms and Conditions
Copyright © 2026 Crystal Hardstaff, The Gentle Counsellor