The Dog, Duck and Cat Trust

The Dog, Duck and Cat (DDC) Trust is a charity with the primary aim of keeping young children safe from harm, both physical and psychological. By using fun and interactive story books, the three main characters, Dog, Duck and Cat, deliver powerful messages that educate children and the adults that work and/or care for them. Encouraging reading by adults to children increases quality time spent together and creates attachment between children and the adults who look after them. This is also helping to improve reading skills and build imagination.

The trust works with professionals, parents, carers, guardians and children to ensure that the books and resources developed focus on topics that are relevant and necessary for children.

All books are developed in line with best practice advice and extensive consultation is carried out with leading expects in the fields to ensure that the content is high quality, accurate and “safe”.

The books cover topics such as:

· Household safety and accident prevention in the community

· Making friends, staying friends and showing empathy

· Emotional wellbeing and developing resilience skills

· Best practice ways to help keep a child safe from harm

· Subject specific advice and guidance – substance misuse, dog safety, bereavement etc

1. For children to learn about staying safe, in a way that is fun and age appropriate, in their day to day lives and in their local community
2. To ensure children receive consistent safeguarding messages to prevent household accidents and incidents
3. To address, and educate on, subjects that affect a child’s mental health and emotional well being
4. To promote ‘safety first’ thinking, both inside the home and in the community
5. To assist Parents, Carers and Guardians (PCG) in building rapport with their children
6. To promote PCG and Child Quality Time, to build a child’s resilience, and to provide resources to facilitate this
7. To ensure children know, and they believe, that they have a person in their life, that they trust and can to talk to, if they are ever worried or scared about anything, no matter how awful or small their concern may be

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