Letter: 'I wish we lived in a world without cruelty to children, but we don't'

There are many children who suffer abuse and cruelty and they don't know where to turn.

This is why it is so important that the NSPCC keeps doing school visits and letting children know how they can contact the NSPCC to get help if they need to.

Children shouldn't suffer in silence and they need to know how to speak out to stay safe. If you are worried about a child, you can also ring the NSPCC.

The NSPCC is a charity, so it needs money to survive and keep going. Childhood Day, on Friday, June 9, is its day of fundraising. Children are saved by the NSPCC so we have to make sure the charity carries on for children.

This is why I am so happy to be involved with the charity, I know that when I help my mum with fundraising events like Childhood Day, we are helping children and raising awareness of what the NSPCC does. The more I learn about it, the more I want to help.

I wish we lived in a world without cruelty to children, but we don't. The best I can do is try to help.

I will always support the NSPCC, if my time helps one child, then it’s been worth everything for me.

Sophie Davenport

Mansfield