Jun 21, 2026 · 44 min · 11 segments
It's been far too long - so Dads and the Docs is back! Adam brings you an extremely important episode this week, sitting down with Professor Daryl Higgins to provide some all-important insight into…
Daryl HigginsGuest
Adam DenstenHost
Today is the first of two special episodes and our guest today is not a doctor, he's a professor, yes? We have Professor Darrell Higgins.
He is the Director of the Institute of Child Protection Studies at ACU and one of Australia's leading researchers in child wellbeing, family violence and child abuse prevention.
It is safe to say there is no one better in Australia or probably the world to talk on today's topic.
It's one that often hides in the darkness and that people shy away from learning about or talking about.
But today we want to bring it into the conversation and that is child sexual abuse.
And Daryl gives us so much beneficial advice on how to talk to our kids and how to create fantastic environments so they feel safe with us and they become safe people as well.
Where do new dads go when they need info? They go to the docks.
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Today is the first of two special episodes and our guest today is not a doctor, he's a professor, yes? We have Professor Darrell Higgins.
He is the Director of the Institute of Child Protection Studies at ACU and one of Australia's leading researchers in child wellbeing, family violence and child abuse prevention.
It is safe to say there is no one better in Australia or probably the world to talk on today's topic.
It's one that often hides in the darkness and that people shy away from learning about or talking about.
But today we want to bring it into the conversation and that is child sexual abuse.
And Daryl gives us so much beneficial advice on how to talk to our kids and how to create fantastic environments so they feel safe with us and they become safe people as well.
Where do new dads go when they need info? They go to the docks.
