The PSC Blog

Welcome to The PSC Blog, which features practical advice, prevention stories, and best practices on keeping your children safe from child sexual abuse.

  • How to Talk with Kids About Porn

    Pornography isn’t what it used to be. It’s vastly accessible, more demeaning than ever, and children are exposed to it earlier than you’d like to think. I regularly receive phone calls from parents who learn their children have viewed porn and want to know what to do. This month I offer parents practical tips and…

  • Interview – Keeping Kids Safe at School

    Sign Up for Feather’s Newsletter Feather Berkower, MSW August 7, 2019 Check out this interview between a parent and school director about policies and best practices that keep children safe from sexual assault. The more you have THIS conversation, the easier it gets and the closer we are to realizing the Parenting Safe Children mission…

  • Manners, Secrets & Sex Ed — Keeping Kids Safer

    We are thoughtful parents, friends and relatives, but sometimes we say things that inadvertently contribute to a child’s vulnerability. Here are some everyday examples – and suggestions for how to strengthen communication with children with regard to secrets, consent, manners, sex ed and more. Secrets – “Let’s not tell Mom about the ice cream.” Sometimes…

  • Kids, Camp & Sexual Assault Prevention

    Summer camp has a special place in my heart and will forever symbolize childhood joy. I loved sleepaway camp so much that I went back years later to be a counselor. I didn’t receive much training and I certainly wasn’t prepared for the day a 12-year-old camper told me that one of the camp administrators…

  • Podcasts for Child Abuse Prevention Month

    Hello everyone, it’s been a while! Once again it is April, which is Child Abuse Prevention Month. As you can imagine, this is an important time of the year for us here at Parenting Safe Children and for all parents as well. I have recently done a couple of podcast interviews, feel free to have…

  • New School Year, New Website!

    It’s Back to School season again! This is a time of growth, excitement, and renewal (some would even say starting over) for so many families — so what better time for Parenting Safe Children to launch a new website? Starting today, you can access our new “beta” website at www.parentingsafechildren.com and see the difference for…