Nursery World - Carers urged to ask about child injuries

Childcarers have been warned to watch more carefully for signs that babies and infants may have been abused or neglected by their parents. The call was made by Richard Green, NSPCC senior consultant and the co-author of a report on infant protection published earlier this week. The NSPCC report, What Really Happened?, was launched on Monday in Denver, Colorado, at an international conference on child abuse and neglect.

The call was made by Richard Green, NSPCC senior consultant and the co-author of a report on infant protection published earlier this week. The NSPCC report, What Really Happened?, was launched on Monday in Denver, Colorado, at an international conference on child abuse and neglect.

Mr Green, who is a qualified social worker and family therapist, said all childcare professionals have a particular role to play in looking out for signs of child abuse. He said, 'The majority of cases in this report had some injury that had been seen by someone at some point.

'It is important to note, however, that not all minor injuries are signs of abuse, but we would hope that carers would at least be alert to the possibility and ask the parents what had happened.'

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