Annex D -
Example of Guidance on Working with Children
Any physical contact should only take
place in public.
Physical contact should reflect the child's needs, not
the adult's.
Physical contact should be age appropriate, and initiated
by the child, not the adult.
Avoid any physical activity that is, or may be thought
to be, sexually stimulating to the adult, or the child.
Children have the right to decide how much physical contact
they have with others (except in exceptional circumstances
when they need medical attention).
Team members should monitor one another in the area of
physical contact.
They should feel able to help each other by pointing out
anything that could be misunderstood.
If an adult persists in inappropriate touch with a young
person this must be challenged.
If there are concerns about an adult's contact with a
young person, advice must be sought.
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