Gift Giving

Molesters routinely groom youth by giving gifts, thereby endearing themselves to the youth. They might instruct the youth to keep the gifts a secret, which then starts teaching the youth to keep secrets from parents. For this reason, staff and volunteers should only give gifts to groups of youth, and only under the following circumstances:

1. Administration must be made aware of and approve the gift.
2. Parents must be notified.

Staff should also not accept gifts from youth. If at any time, a child gives a staff member a gift, the staff’s supervisor should be made aware immediately so next steps can be determined.

Index: P10

P10