Author: Feather Berkower
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Body-Safety Rules and an Open-minded Response
by Inna, California Mom We recently moved to Los Angeles from the mountains of Colorado with our three kids, ages 10, 8 and 6. I started hosting and attending Feather’s workshops from the time my youngest was a newborn, and the sense of empowerment we gained since has changed our lives. It is never a…
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Tickled by a Waitress
by Emily, Colorado MomAs a parent of two younger kids, a 10-year-old daughter and a 3.5-year-old son, talking about Body Safety to our circle of family, friends, and those with whom we interact is something I have been doing for at least eight years, ever since I attended my first Parenting Safe Children Workshop. However,…
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I Sweat and My Heart Pounds – But I Do It Anyway
One mom’s very candid look at screening caregivers By Cary, Colorado MomScreening caregivers. Ugh! It’s the worst. For me, it’s right up there with my annual OBGYN exam, dental cleanings and mammograms…we hate them, but we must go to ensure we are healthy and we aren’t going to get a toothache in the middle of…
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I Invited the Flight Attendant onto My Prevention Team
By Feather Berkower Feather Berkower, FounderParenting Safe Children My ten-year-old niece was visiting me from out of state and was flying back home to Florida by herself for her first unaccompanied flight. She was relaxed and excited about it, and I was excited for her but also felt I needed to do my due diligence…
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Playdates – Matching Expectations about Body Safety
I have used this video – Inviting Another Parent onto Your Prevention Team – in the Parenting Safe Children workshop to model how a parent might match expectations with another parent about body safety, before their kids play together.The mom initiating the conversation asks some questions, shares her child’s body-safety rules, and invites discussion. She acknowledges the…
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I am an Incest Survivor and I Speak Up. Will You?
By Marilyn Van Derbur Atler, Author, Miss America by Day I am an incest survivor. My father began coming into my room at night when I was 5. It didn’t stop until I left for college at age 18. No one knows how to stop a man like my father but we do know how…