Managing disclosures: when a child tells you something big
It rarely happens when you expect it.
It happens in the car. At the sink. Mid-cartoon. In the silence after a hard day — when a child finally decides you're the one they're going to tell.
What you say in the next ten seconds matters more than almost anything else you'll do in your shift.
In this episode, Carmel and Chelsea talk through how to respond when a child discloses something difficult — in a way that protects them, holds the trust they've just handed you, and keeps you steady when your own stomach drops.
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Because how a child is met in that moment shapes whether they'll ever tell anyone again.