Keeping our bubbles safe in multiple ways

New Zealand’s Family Court has noted that some parents are using the lockdown as an excuse to make changes to their custody arrangements, in breach of parenting orders.
Family Court Covid-19 Guidelines state that “children are precious and that, more than ever, this is a time to focus on their wellbeing, and in particular their safety. It is important that their loved ones are also safe and well, and that children know that, and are able to see their parents and caregivers lead by example.”
Great sentiments but, pre-Coid-19, police attended a family violence incident every five and a half minutes. During Covid-19, psychological abuse and violence of parents to each other and to children can be expected to increase. Keeping a bubble that is safe in multiple ways, may be hard.
A big shout out to the police, Oranga Tamariki staff and the NGOs that continue to be on call throughout this time of escalating tensions and fear of disease.