“I believe the absence of equal protection in law to be one of the most fundamental breaches of children and young people’s rights.” @chrisniccy’s equal protection for children in NI statement ➡️ niccy.org/news/equal-pro… NSPCC NI

Good to hear from Natalie Whelan CEO @childreninni on the work of Parentline and the parenting support available at the NSPCC NI reception on Equal protection from Assault.

Thank you to all of our fantastic speakers and now our panel discussing the hugely important topic of equal protection this afternoon. Now is the time for the law to catch up with societal attitudes and stop physical punishment of children in Northern Ireland.

Immediately after the NSPCC NI event on Equal Protection, @chrisniccy spoke about what could potentially be a hugely positive news story for Northern Ireland 💙🩷🧡💚❤️

Thank you to Justice NI Minister Naomi Long MLA for attending our equal protection event this afternoon. Now is the time for us to end physical punishment of children across NI and give them the same protection from assault as adults.

Education Minister Paul Givan visited the NSPCC NI Childline Foyle Volunteer Hub this afternoon. The Minister toured the premises and engaged in discussions on the services Childline provide. He also learned more about how the Foyle base supports Departmental aims and the

NSPCC NI were pleased to welcome Education Minister Paul Givan MLA to Childline Foyle on Wednesday afternoon. We discussed how the Dept of Education NI's vital support for the Foyle base helps us to support children across Northern Ireland.

Every child deserves the same legal protection from assault as every adult. The law now provides cover for abuse, I hope to remove that loophole with an amendment to the Justice Bill. The call for this reform comes from professionals dealing with child safeguarding. NSPCC NI

Wow what a start to our Online Safety APG! Thanks to all the young people who came from across NI to share their experiences with us. Great to have MLAs from a range of parties join us and to NSPCC NI for organising everything. Great conversations and plenty to follow up on 🙏

Today at the Long Gallery, Stormont, young people from Be Cyber Safe NI are welcoming delegates at the Stormont Cyber Café! #BeCyberSafeNI #OnlineSafety

Discussions are underway at the Stormont Cyber Cafe

We’re at the Stormont Cyber Cafe this morning! Hosted in partnership with @ChildreninN, we’re listening to young people from across Northern Ireland tell us about the key challenges they face online and call for stronger protections #onlinesafety

Take 5 Seconds is our new, positive parenting campaign, which has simple advice to help parents/carers keep calm when responding to everyday, challenging parenting moments. Join our launch on Wed 22 October, 9:30am – 12pm at Shankill Shared Women's Centre. Sign up at bit.ly/take5launch

Thank you to the Health Minister for his support for our ‘Take 5 Seconds’ campaign and for taking the time to come and speak at the launch this morning. #Take5Seconds #PositiveParenting #PositiveParentingCampaign

Some news coverage on UTV Live News of 'Take 5 Seconds' launch, the new campaign from NSPCC NI in partnership with Children in Northern Ireland

Great to see further coverage of our 'Take 5 Seconds' positive parenting campaign, launched in partnership with Children in NI last week. Thanks again to UTV Live News UTV for covering the event #Take5Seconds #PositiveParenting