Pilgrim's Bumpy Flight: Helping Young Children Learn About Domestic Abuse Safety Planning

For effective and safe use, this book should be purchased alongside the professional guidebook. Both books can be purchased together as a set, Domestic Abuse Safety Planning with Young Children: A 'Pilgrim’s Bumpy Flight' Storybook and Professional Guide [9781032357997].

Pilgrim's Bumpy Flight: Helping Young Children Learn About Domestic Abuse Safety Planning introduces Pilgrim, a little plane who loves flying through the sky and zooming through big hoops with their friends. At home, however, Pilgrim experiences frightening behaviour from Jumbo, who represents the perpetrating parent, that makes them feel scared and sad. Pilgrim is comforted and guided by Jet, who represents the victim/survivor parent, to think about safety and what to do when frightening things are happening.

The trauma a young child may experience from domestic abuse can impact their entire developing system, making them feel worried, frightened, and unsafe. Safety planning is an essential component of direct work with children, offering a way to help them vocalise their feelings and understand what to do when something does not feel right. This storybook is a key vessel for communication and exploration, featuring a rhyming and engaging story that enables young children to engage with the narrative in a non-threatening way. This book aims to be accessible to all children from all families where safety planning is needed, with characters that are non-gendered.

This beautifully illustrated storybook is a crucial tool for the early years sector, education staff, and those working in children’s services, including safeguarding officers, family support workers, social workers, and children’s IDVAs. This book is designed to be used alongside the companion guidebook, Domestic Abuse Safety Planning with Young Children: A Professional Guide. Both books should be used in tandem with agency policy, procedure, and guidance.