Parent and Guardian’s Handbook for Safer Sport
Parent and Guardian’s Handbook for Safer Sport
Sport provides kids of all ages and abilities with countless positive experiences and opportunities. Those experiences should come free of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse and misconduct. As parents and guardians, you’re in a unique position to help create safer environments for all athletes.
Candid discussions about these issues can be difficult, but we’re here to help with information about how to prevent, recognize, and respond to abuse.
Get the Handbook
Learn about athlete safety and best practices for parenting kids in sport. We created this Handbook for parents and guardians, but other family members and mentors can also find useful tips and resources here to help make sport safer for the kids in their lives.
resources by age
Talking to Your Kids
Advice for talking about abuse and misconduct in sport with younger kids, school-age children, and teens.
Listening Do’s and Don’ts
Guidance on what you should and should not do when your child comes to you with a problem.
Additional Resources
Understanding Your Child’s Sexual Development
The harmful impacts bullying can have on today's youth
Understanding Your Child’s Sexual Development
The harmful impacts bullying can have on today's youth
Does My Child’s Coach Keep Appropriate Boundaries?
Responding to Potential Grooming Behavior
Questions you should be asking
We all have a position to play in ending abuse, on and off the field. By asking the right questions, you can use your trusted position to keep kids safe.
