The Children’s Authority is encouraging parents and guardians to maintain the positive practices that kept their children safe during the school term.

In a media release on December 11, on the eve of the start of the Christmas and New Year holidays for students, Sheldon Cyrus, director/CEO of the authority, reminded parents to “keep children a priority, despite the lengthy to-do lists and all the associated activities of the festive season.”

The authority said its data continues to show that neglect is the highest reported type of abuse and that inattention by parents can leave children vulnerable.