April 8, 2025

April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month (NCAPM), which highlights the importance of families and communities collaborating to prevent abuse and neglect. This year’s campaign is “Powered by Hope, Strengthened by Prevention.” The goal is to foster healthy, thriving families by working together, leveraging prevention ...

April 1, 2025

Easter Resources. We’re Here to Help!

Easter is coming in hot, and we are here to help your organization make the most of this special day. Here are twelve KidCheck resources to help make things manageable so the day runs smoothly, show your commitment to child safety, and free you up to ...

November 12, 2024

Tips for a Successful Safeguarding Committee

A safeguarding committee is a powerful tool for keeping your children’s organization as safe as possible. A safeguarding committee is a group of people with varying roles and experience who work together to focus on improving child safety. Some benefits of establishing a safeguarding committee include: It helps ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares How To Effectively Communicate Your Safety Efforts

November 5, 2024

How to Effectively Communicate Safety Efforts

Be prepared to respond to hard questions. Child safety can be a sensitive topic, and while you may not have all the answers as a leader, that shouldn’t stop you from preparing to respond to the hard questions. To effectively share what you are doing, you ...

October 29, 2024

Establishing A First Line of Defense

Top Abuse Prevention Methods and Protective Tactics. Organizations must take a proactive stance to protect their most vulnerable. Every day, predators work to gain authority and trust and use their access and control to victimize. The most effective way to prevent predators from entering your organization ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In SharesTeen Bullying - What to Know & How to Help

October 15, 2024

Teen Bullying: What to Know and How to Help

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. This is an excellent time to consider how your organization can prevent bullying and help teens experiencing it overcome it. The CDC reports that almost all forms of bullying peak in middle school. Specifically, 6th-grade students reported the highest ...

October 3, 2024

How to Handle Abuse Disclosure

Most organizations agree everyone is responsible for keeping children and young people safe. Child abuse laws exist on the federal, state, and local levels to ensure that the treatment of children is fair and ethical and protects them from all forms of abuse, including physical, ...

September 24, 2024

20 Child Safety Red Flags

With our focus on child and youth safety, KidCheck has answered many questions about how to predator-proof an organization over the years. When we discuss child predators, we often hear the same responses, “Why would a predator target our organization?” “Predators are monsters; I would ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares The Top Safety Challenges and How To Address Them

September 17, 2024

KidCheck Addresses Top Safety Challenges

Children are vulnerable, so child protection and safety are essential topics to prioritize. Understanding current safety challenges and that you will never entirely rid your organization of potential danger is an excellent first step to finding solutions that reduce risk and prioritize protection. If you search ...

August 14, 2024

How To Implement a Successful Family Survey

Families’ opinions matter, and as their wants and needs change, it’s important for performance and growth to know. An annual family survey is a great way to gather strategic information, identify changes in expectations, connect with families, learn what is and isn’t working for the ...