According to her, there are many more cases avoided than tragedies that occurred.
“We should be careful if we suddenly notice that something is wrong with the child,” she said, “whether he starts dressing differently or does not communicate with his peers.” We should not be indifferent.
In her opinion, this requires “a lot of work from parents”; they need to know “what their child is watching and what social networks they are on.”
Today there are psychological and medical-psychological centres where specialists work who can help identify an impending problem and deal with the child’s problems, the Ombudsman for Children stresses.
– They should be available to parents. Specialists need to be involved here, – Lvova-Belova is sure. – It is necessary to identify whether a child is being bullied, is unwell or has health problems.
