A children\u2019s picture book, developed by Central Coast Council, to promote respectful relationships and break down gendered stereotypes of traditional roles within the home, will be launched at a special event in Kibble Park on 5 December 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The launch of \u2018Every Day I Like to Play\u2019 coincides with the annual \u201816 days of Activism against gender-based violence\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Central Coast Council Director Community and Recreation Services, Melanie Smith, said Council works with the local Central Coast Domestic Violence Committee (CCDVC), a community group aiming to prevent, reduce and eliminate domestic and family violence, through education, awareness, advocacy and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018We work with our community to help address a range of social and health issues that impact everyone, including domestic violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDuring 2023 and 2024, Council worked with the CCDV Committee to develop the children\u2019s book. It aims to promote positive, age-appropriate messages about respectful relationships and break down gendered stereotypes of traditional roles within the home,\u201d Ms Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Central Coast has the *third highest number of domestic violence related incidences in NSW and is also consistently over-represented in statistics for Breach of Apprehended Violence orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Every Day I Like to Play\u2019 will be launched at Kibble Park at 10.30am on Thursday 5 December. \u00a0 The launch will feature free children\u2019s entertainment and a special outdoor story time session featuring The QUOKKAS projected on a big screen! \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Central Coast Mayor Lawrie McKinna said the creation of this children\u2019s book is a wonderful initiative, as it explores positive and respectful relationships, encourages acceptance and celebrates kindness.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe all need to continue to work together to build awareness of domestic and family violence and teach our children about healthy relationships.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI really encourage everyone, young and old, to attend the launch of \u2018Every Day I Like to Play\u2019. The book will also be available in our libraries and can help you start, or continue, the conversation with the pre-school aged children in your lives,\u201d Mayor McKinna said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Event Details:
\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2018Every Day I Like to Play\u2019 Picture Book launch & outdoor storytime reading
\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Date \u2013 Thursday 5 December 2024
\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Time \u2013 10.30am \u2013 11am
\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Location \u2013 Kibble Park Gosford<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information visit \u00a0Every Day I Like to Play Book Launch and Outdoor Storytime | Central Coast Council<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n *Statistics from BOSCAR period June 2023-2024<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A children\u2019s picture book, developed by Central Coast Council, to promote respectful relationships and break down gendered stereotypes of traditional roles within the home, will be launched at a special…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sync_status":"none","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-8701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Childrens-Picture-Book.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/feed\/podcast\/default-podcast","embedCode":"Central Coast Council Launches Children\u2019s Book to Promote Respectful Relationships<\/a><\/blockquote>