Title: Being an advocate for children | Raising Children Network
Headings: Being an advocate for your child
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Being an advocate for your child
Key points
Being an advocate: what does it mean?
You can be an advocate for your child.
Advocating for your child
How to advocate for your child: steps
Advocating for your child: tips
Helping children advocate for themselves
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Content: what does it mean? Advocacy is promoting and defending another person’s rights, needs and interests. Many people can speak up for their own rights, needs and interests. But some people need support from an advocate to do this. An advocate is someone who speaks up for others. An advocate might find information, go along to meetings as a support person, or write letters for another person. You can be an advocate for your child. Advocating for your child
If you think your child is at risk of harm, isn’t having her needs met, or is being denied her rights, you might need to advocate for her. You know and understand your child better than anyone else. If people are making decisions for and about your child, your voice and point of view, and your child’s point of view, help to make sure these decisions are in your child’s best interests.