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Author: Feather Berkower

  • 3 Tips for Talking with Teens About Consent

    With teens, you can have deeper conversations about consent. You can use more abstract terms like “consent” and “exploitation,” and guidelines such as “Trust your intuition” and “Set sexual boundaries.” 1.  Teen Body-Safety Rules Talk with teens about these three body-safety rules, and explore examples of coercion, manipulation, and sexting.   No one has the…

  • 5 Tips for Talking with Children about Consent

    1.  Be a model each and every day. If someone asks you to do something and you don’t want to, it’s okay to say “No.” Let’s say you’re carrying your infant to day care to pick up your Kindergartener. Another mother says, “Oh my gosh, she’s beautiful, can I hold her for just a minute?”…

  • What is Consent?

    Consent takes place when someone agrees to and gives permission to an activity by saying, “Yes.” Consent is always freely given and each party must feel like they are able to say “Yes” or “No,” and if they say “Yes,” can still stop the activity at any point. If there is not a deliberate “Yes,”…

  • Averting Child Sexual Abuse

    A Mom Reflects on Parenting and PreventionAs a data-driven professional my career has been spent measuring. I measure my sales team’s success against their targets. I measure a campaign’s success in the marketplace. We even measured poops and pees when our daughter was first born (doctor recommended) … although the line charts weren’t actually necessary.…

  • A Teen Shares Her Story

    A Teen Shares Her Story

    Red Flags, But Can I Tell My Parents?“If something does not feel right, you need to tell us…”It was those words that rung in my ears when my coach grabbed my hips so close that I felt his breath on my shoulders. I knew what was happening was not right. I was at practice, my teammates…

  • What’s Your School Doing to Keep Your Child Safe from Sexual Abuse?

    What’s Your School Doing to Keep Your Child Safe from Sexual Abuse?

    Talking with the DirectorJust as you would talk with the director about curriculum, teachers, meals, and play safety, it’s also important to ask about policies and practices that will help keep your kids safe from sexual abuse. Please don’t let your discomfort stand in the way of this important back-to-school conversation. Ask the director about background checks…