Christian safeguarding experts are encouraging them to take on board new guidance from the health advisor, NICE, on spotting more subtle signs of a potential issue.
Speaking on Premier's News Hour, Justin Humphreys from the Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service claimed the advice was not a step too far, but was justified.
He said: "What this essentially is doing is giving permission almost for those who are in contact with children and young people to ask themselves the question, are they happy about the presentation of a child or young person, or do aspects of their presentation cause them concern."
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Low self-esteem, recurring nightmares, persistent attention seeking and overly friendly behaviour are also among the indicators flagged by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive of NICE, said: "We want all professionals to be aware and recognise when they need to ask questions or follow up with colleagues about a child's wellbeing.
"Not all cases will cause concern but if we do not ask, we may miss opportunities to protect children in their time of need.
"I guess we can be a bit British and perhaps aren't curious enough and think we shouldn't ask the questions, so I guess (the guideline is) permission to be curious."
More than 57,000 children have been identified as requiring protection from abuse in the UK, according to figures from the NSPCC.
The organisation estimates eight children are suffering abuse for every one identified as needing protection.
Justin Humphreys also warned against youth leaders jumping to conclusions, explaining: "What we need to be careful is that, in identifying indicators of concern, that doesn't mean that we are therefore making accusations against any particular individual."
"There are issues such as bedwetting and tantrums being mentioned. They are not in themselves saying 'this means abuse or neglect is taking place'. They're just saying that these are some of the things we need to be mindful of."
The draft guideline from NICE are subject to a public consultation which runs until 19th of April.
Click here to listen to Premier's Marcus Jones speaking with Justin Humphreys: