Home is where the hurt is say 50 per cent of Kiwi kids

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-1935" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;11&sol;SND21-wk3-Home&lowbar;hurt1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SND21-wk3-Home hurt1" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"241" &sol;>While parents and caregivers may take comfort in knowing that young Kiwis are aware of online dangers&comma; some may be surprised to learn that half also identified &&num;8216&semi;home&&num;8217&semi; as a place where children may be at risk of abuse or mistreatment&period; <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The proportion was higher than for children globally &lpar;42 per cent&rpar; and significantly higher than the overall proportion for children in developed countries &lpar;28 per cent&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This raises some serious red flags&comma;&&num;8221&semi; says Mr Brown&period; &&num;8220&semi;We expect home to be a haven&semi; the one place we&&num;8217&semi;re guaranteed safety and protection&period; To think that half of Kiwi kids believe a home has the potential to be the opposite for children – a place of danger – is heart-breaking&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When asked why adults mistreat children&comma; 67 per cent of young New Zealanders answered &&num;8216&semi;punishment&&num;8217&semi;&comma; and 52 per cent selected &&num;8216&semi;because they were victims of abuse themselves&&num;8217&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The survey also asked children what they thought adults could do to protect children from harm&colon; the majority said it was as simple as listening to what children have to say&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;That&&num;8217&semi;s really what ChildFund and Small Voices&comma; Big Dreams are about – giving young people a voice&comma;&&num;8221&semi; says Mr Brown&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Whether we&&num;8217&semi;re listening to a child in Africa whose basic needs for survival aren&&num;8217&semi;t being met&comma; or a Kiwi kid feeling threatened by cyberbullies&semi; the suffering and struggles of all children are important to us&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s about genuinely listening to them and acting upon their suggestions&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;