eSafeKids

eSafeKids eSafeKids educates, equips and empowers children and young people to have safe and positive experiences online and offline.
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Importantly, we also support and inspire the trusted adults in children's lives to talk about sensitive and challenging topics.

26/08/2026

Look what was waiting for me in the mail today! Congratulations to Maggie Dent and Kirra Pendergast for writing this much needed book. You can get it in all the usual places.

26/08/2026

Thank you to 9 News Perth for inviting Western Australia Police Force and I to participate in a story about child s*xual abuse and exploitation.

The internet and advances in digital technology have given our children access to the world, but they’ve also given the world access to our children. The statistics continue telling us something we can’t ignore.

👉 1 in 3 Australian children report experiencing unwanted contact from a stranger online.

👉 Online grooming has increased by 80% in just four years.

👉 Reports of online child s*xual abuse and exploitation have increased by 87%.

👉 Reports of s*xual extortion have increased by more than 1,300%.

👉 Reports involving AI-generated child s*xual abuse material have also increased by more than 1,300%.

👉 The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation receives on average 226 reports every day relating to online child s*xual abuse and exploitation.

And yet, only 3% of Australian parents surveyed thought online child s*xual abuse and exploitation was a risk to their child, and that disconnect matters.

There is so much we can do to educate children about online safety in homes, schools and communities but one of the most powerful protective factors we can give our children is a relationship with a trusted adult where they know they can talk about anything.

❤️ I love you, no matter what.
❤️ There is nothing you could do that would make me stop loving you.
❤️ You can come to me when you’re embarrassed, worried or scared.
❤️ You can come to me when you’ve made a mistake.
❤️ You can tell me when someone has made you feel uncomfortable.
❤️ You can tell me when someone has pressured, manipulated or threatened you.

We need to reduce the barriers to help-seeking. We need to listen to the small stuff, so they’ll come to us with the big stuff.

Make sure they know that if someone ever asks them, tells them or threatens them to keep a secret, online or in the physical world, they can tell a trusted adult, even when it feels really hard.

We can hope our children never make mistakes or find themselves in unsafe situations, but if they do, we want them to know they don’t have to face those situations alone.

21/08/2026

While the age at which puberty begins is decreasing, the number of girls entering puberty earlier is increasing.

About 16% of girls enter puberty by age 7 and about 30% by age 8.

For many children, puberty may be happening earlier than the adults around them anticipate.

That’s why education and conversation, early and often is vital.

We don’t need to wait for puberty to start before beginning age-appropriate, accurate, positive and shame-free education and conversation.

And let’s be honest … children are curious. If we don’t provide the information, they will often find it somewhere else or from someone else.

I always recommend a thousand one minute conversations over time and not one big conversation. Start early and build on it over time.

There’s lots of free and paid resources on the eSafeKids website.

A shout out to Ellenbrook Secondary College for inviting my colleague Daniel Principe and I to work with Year 9 students...
20/08/2026

A shout out to Ellenbrook Secondary College for inviting my colleague Daniel Principe and I to work with Year 9 students again this year.

We’ve had the privilege of working with this school for the past four years, and one thing I particularly appreciate is the way they prioritise the time needed for talking about s*xualised media, po*******hy and so much more! Every time I visit, they set aside two full periods so we’re not trying to squeeze important conversations into a rushed session. That time really matters. It allows us to build rapport, explore the topics properly and have meaningful conversations.

And a very special thank you to the Year 9 girls themselves. You were polite, respectful, engaged and an absolute pleasure to spend time with. Thank you for your willingness to participate and your contributions. It’s always a privilege to work with young people who are insightful and curious. To all the girls who came and spoke with me in the break, thank you. There were moments when we had a good laugh, and there were also experiences shared privately with me that were heartbreaking to hear. They really reinforced for me the importance of comprehensive, inclusive, positive and shame-free relationships and s*xuality education.

At a time when young people are receiving messages about relationships and s*xuality from almost everywhere except trusted and caring adults, I want to acknowledge the world you’re growing up in. Social media, online influencers, personalities, po*******hy and popular culture are shaping you in ways that many of the adults in your life didn’t have to contend with when they were growing up. The sheer volume, accessibility and influence of these messages is something previous generations have never experienced in quite the same way.

Whether relationships and s*xuality are sacred, significant or recreational, they shouldn’t just be free from violence, they should be far from it. You deserve relationships that are safe, respectful, mutual and pleasurable for everyone involved.

Finally, to the group of girls who told me I looked 38, you are the ultimate hype girls!, but please get your eyes checked. 😉

👏 Thank you to the Australian eSafety Commissioner for continuing to push for greater accountability from Big Tech.For m...
20/08/2026

👏 Thank you to the Australian eSafety Commissioner for continuing to push for greater accountability from Big Tech.

For more than 20 years, technology companies have been allowed to operate with relative immunity and impunity, and complete disregard for children’s health, wellbeing and safety. Perhaps that is finally beginning to change.

Children’s safety should never be an afterthought. It shouldn’t be something companies address only when regulation, public pressure or legal consequences force them to.

Australia’s online safety regulator has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from gaming giant Roblox to put in place robust measures designed to protect children from grooming, s*xual exploitation and abuse.

eSafety has engaged extensively with Roblox over the past two years prompting the company last year to announce a range of measures aimed at improving safety for children on its service.

However, testing by eSafety earlier this year identified gaps in Roblox’s safety systems which eSafety considered continued to put children at risk, including allowing contact between children and adult strangers.

Roblox will have three months to implement the changes. If they breach the undertaking, eSafety may apply to the Federal Court for an order directing Roblox to comply and any other order the Court considers appropriate.

eSafety Commissioner

With thanks to Federal Member for Swan Zaneta Mascarenhas MP and State Member for Belmont Cassie Rowe MLA parents, carer...
19/08/2026

With thanks to Federal Member for Swan Zaneta Mascarenhas MP and State Member for Belmont Cassie Rowe MLA parents, carers, guardians and grandparents of school-aged children are invited to a FREE eSafety seminar with leading online safety educator and eSafeKids founder Kayelene Kerr.

📅 Monday 24 August 2026
🚪 Doors open at 5.00 pm
⏰ Session from 5.30–8.30 pm
📍 Belmont City College, 106 Fisher Street, Belmont
🎟️ FREE to attend!

Registrations are essential.

🎟️ Register here to secure your place —
🔗 https://zaneta.com.au/events/free-esafety-event-online-safety-education/

18/08/2026

❤️ An absolute pleasure to partner with Methodist Ladies’ College Early Childhood Education and Care Team to embed Protective Behaviours & Body Safety education into everyday practice.

👏 The wonderful team of educators are going above and beyond, and I was thrilled to see the beautiful floor books being used to document children’s learning journeys, ideas, drawings and discussions over time.

Some of the other ways the team have invested in effective child s*xual abuse prevention education include;

⭐️ Teaching and modelling over two terms, not one, allowing plenty of time for children to learn, practise and apply their knowledge and skills.

⭐️ Differentiating for children with learning difficulties, differences and disability, recognising that effective prevention education needs to be accessible and meaningful for every child.

⭐️ Engaging families, ensuring parents and caregivers feel confident and comfortable continuing the education and conversations at home.

⭐️ A commitment to continual improvement, reflecting on what is working, identifying opportunities to strengthen practice and continuing to build educator knowledge and confidence.

👏 This approach aligns with best practice in effective delivery methods and teaching strategies for child s*xual abuse prevention, recognising that effective prevention education is not a one-off lesson. It is an ongoing process that is embedded into everyday interactions, relationships, routines and learning.

Methodist Ladies' College

17/08/2026

Child s*xual abuse doesn’t usually happen by chance.

It is the result of a deliberate, calculated choice made by someone who chooses to harm a child.

Child s*x offenders are skilled at gaining the trust of children and adults and often appear kind, helpful, generous, attentive and trusted.

Child s*xual abuse is insidious because grooming behaviours can be challenging to identify as they often look very much like the behaviours of people who genuinely care about children.

For over 29 years, I’ve seen this play out more times than I care to remember. eSafeKids was born from a desire to help parents, caring adults, educators and other professionals prevent child abuse and improve early detection. I’m as passionate today as I was over 11 years ago when I decided to dedicate my time to working proactively, not reactively.

There’s lots of resources on the eSafeKids website to support.

📚 There’s three new books on the eSafeKids website!⭐️ ABCs of Children’s Rights - Hardcover⭐️ The Right To Be Me - Hardc...
14/08/2026

📚 There’s three new books on the eSafeKids website!

⭐️ ABCs of Children’s Rights - Hardcover
⭐️ The Right To Be Me - Hardcover
⭐️ The Big Book of Rights - Hardcover

🧡 Ideal for use at home, in classrooms, early learning centres, libraries, and community spaces, The ABC of Children’s Rights helps children explore their rights, build literacy skills, and learn about fairness, respect and their place in the world.

👆 Link in the bio

🧡 A wonderful opportunity for eSafeKids!Kayelene has been selected to deliver Protective Behaviours & Body Safety Profes...
13/08/2026

🧡 A wonderful opportunity for eSafeKids!

Kayelene has been selected to deliver Protective Behaviours & Body Safety Professional Learning to staff across the WA Department of Education from 2026–2029.

The Department of Education’s initiative aims to ensure educators have the knowledge, skills, confidence, competence, practical strategies and resources they need to deliver protective behaviours education effectively within their school and community context.

I love working alongside the adults who educate and care for children, because child safety starts with adults.

Effective child s*xual abuse prevention education is a shared responsibility between families, schools and the wider community. Acknowledging children are shaped by their experiences at school but also at home and in the community eSafeKids will support schools to explore parent engagement and the important role parents/carers play as the primary and continuing educator of their child.

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