Has your child:

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- Withdrawn from the family unit?

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- Stopped attending activities which they would have previously enjoyed

and could be considered positive influences such as sports clubs?

 

- Changed their friendship groups or lost contact with old friends?

 

- Is protective and/or secretive with their bags and/or clothing?

 

- Has your child been overly defensive when you have questioned them

about their possessions?

 

- Have they demonstrated a positive attitude towards those that carry knives,

for example talking about self-defence?

 

- Have you found a knife or other weapon in your child's possession?

 

- Has your child's school reported a significant behavioural change?