Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

Social Media Toolkit

Child Abuse Prevention

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month (CAPM), and we want your help to empower communities with resources to support Texas children, youth, and families where they live, work, and play!

For April, we encourage you to promote child abuse prevention with your networks. Our goal for this month is to reach as many individuals as possible to equip families with knowledge and resources to support child abuse prevention practices in Texas.

This toolkit includes daily messages to use in promoting child abuse prevention awareness, CAPM resources, and sample CAPM imagery to share and post.

These messages and links can be used as is or they can be customized in any way that works best for your community by directing to your prevention program’s information. Thank you for continuing to support the children and families that live, work, and play in your communities.

Go Blue Day
Wear Blue is Friday, April 5, 2024. Use #GoBlueDay to show your support of Child Abuse Prevention.

Sample Social Media Posts

Hashtags: #ChildAbusePreventionMonth #CAPM #ThrivingFamilies #PreventionMatters #GetParentingTips

Parents/Caregivers

Take a short amount of time each day to check in with your child to see how they’re feeling. Regular communication helps children feel safe. Learn tips for developing a strong parent-child relationship here: tinyurl.com/5ParChiGPT
Calm and patient communication can help you build a strong relationship with your child. Learn tips here: tinyurl.com/PosParGPT
Parenting can be stressful. As a caregiver, it’s important to take time for yourself. Get some ideas here: tinyurl.com/ParStressTips
Disciplining your child is a critical component to parenting, but it’s not always easy. Learn more about positive discipline techniques here: tinyurl.com/DisciplineGPT
Single mom? You are not alone. Read this single mom’s story to learn some helpful single parenting tips: tinyurl.com/SingleMomGPT
Single dad? You are not alone. Read this single dad article to learn some helpful single parenting tips: tinyurl.com/SingleDadGPT
Single parent? You are not alone. Read this single parent article to learn some helpful single parenting tips: tinyurl.com/SingleParentGPT
Sometimes the job of parenting can make you feel like you have no clue what you’re doing. Asking for help is the first step in getting the tools you need, and there are many groups who can provide this support. Find groups here: tinyurl.com/YouArentAloneGPT

Parenting is hard, and when you throw in all of life's other responsibilities, it can be overwhelming at times. It's important to learn how to stay calm and deal with anxiety before reacting to a situation in a negative way. Get tips here: tinyurl.com/DealwithAnxGPT

Rest and self-care are an important part of your daily life, so you can be your best self and parent to your child! Here are some helpful self- care tips: tinyurl.com/SelfCareTipsGPT

Extended Family

Take the time to get to know your younger cousins, nieces, nephews, and siblings! Spend time with them to help give parents a break. Check out these activities:
tinyurl.com/FamActsGPT
It takes a village to raise a child! Remind the family members in your life that you’re there to help. Learn more about building healthy relationships here:
tinyurl.com/RelationshipsGPT
You can be a big help to parents by running an errand or helping around the house. Learn more tips to building supportive relationships here: tinyurl.com/RelationshipsGPT
Be sure to remind the children in your life that you’re proud of them. It can make a big difference. Learn some tips here: tinyurl.com/ConfidentChildGPT

Community

Families thrive when their community is there to support them! This month make the commitment to learn how you can help strengthen families.
tinyurl.com/StrongComGPT
Everyone has a role when it comes to helping families in your community! Take the time to connect parents to helpful resources this month and year-round.
earlychildhood.texas.gov
Communities can ensure the safety and well-being of children by providing families with access to the support and resources they need. Check out these resources to help build strong communities: tinyurl.com/ComToolkitPEI
Take the time to remind parents that they’re doing a good job! Support families by connecting them to the resources they need.
getparentingtips.com/get-help-now
Thriving families need support from their entire community. Family, friends, neighbors, businesses, schools, and others can all be a reliable support system. Check out these resources to build strong communities: tinyurl.com/ComToolPrevPEI