If you have children, identify ways to keep them safe when violence occurs — before it takes place. That includes at home, when you’re out and about in public, and if your children spend any unsupervised time with your abusive partner.
You know what’s best for your children.
Safety planning
An effective safety plan includes personalized planning to keep your children safe at home and during any unsupervised time they may spend with your partner. That includes talking to your children about age-appropriate ways to protect themselves when violence occurs as well as details and items to remember while preparing to leave an abusive situation and after.
If your children are old enough, brainstorm with them to come up with ways that they can stay safe using the same model as you would for yourself.
source: The National Domestic Violence Hotline.org