I am months away from 18, so no longer able to aptly provide a child perspective in terms of young children nor will I ever have a family in all likelihood unfortunately but I have a younger sister in late teens and my best friend’s sister and her friends (13 to 14) who I have known since they were 7 who I check in on and volunteer at a children’s youth group/wrap around childcare for children 4 to 11. I believe the best thing we can give children is the ability to find and recognise a good group of friends and teach them to be able to self advocate. Many children have strained or no relationship with their parents and retreat to the internet for support or their parents cannot help them with their concern. Therefore they may run into harmful content or not connect with those around them to have conversations about language and beliefs and feelings. If children talked more to those around them and were supported further to speak up, parents less scared of saying the wrong thing- finding themselves incapable of staying calm- they would be less likely to hurt other children or themselves. There would be less children who appear full of hate and more meaningful conversations. Children would be more aware of their right to be cared for ( and the fact that people most likely do care) and more able to mind others feelings. The amount of times that a 8 or 9 year old child will upset another child when they themselves are worried, a child on social media will favour that world over their current reality and the people around them don’t know how to get to them is concerning. I think we start by helping children avoid harm and fact check their beliefs and give them the knowlegde that they are children and mistake will be made- give them the ablity to move forward when things do ineviatbly go wrong- and help adults who do care whatever relation, communicate their thoughts and care calmly.