Level 2 – Parent and Carers

Basic care, safety and protection

• Basic care is not provided consistently
• Haphazard use of safety equipment e.g. fireguards
• Parent/carer engagement with services is poor
• Parent/carer requires advice on parenting issues
• Some concerns around child’s physical needs being met
• Young, inexperienced parents
• Teenage pregnancy
• Inappropriate childcare arrangements and/or too many carers
• Some exposure to dangerous situations in the home or community
• Unnecessary or frequent visits to doctor/casualty
• Parent/carer stresses starting to affect ability to ensure child’s safety

Emotional warmth and stability

• Inconsistent responses to child/young person by parent/carer
• Parents struggling to have their own emotional needs met
• Child/young person not able to develop other positive relationships
• Child/young person’s key relationships with family members not kept up
• Starting to show difficulties with attachments

Guidance, boundaries and stimulation

• Parent/carer offers inconsistent boundaries
• Lack of routine in the home
• Child/young person spends considerable time alone, e.g. watching television
• Child / young person is not often exposed to new experiences; has limited access to leisure activities
• Child / young person can behave in an anti-social way in the neighbourhood, e.g. petty crime
• Possible risk of online harm