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.
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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I Know Your Child is Adorable, but…
Posting photos of your children is a personal decision, but to make an informed choice, here is some information about what can happen to the photos you post on social media. I will now be blunt: Online child sexual abusers download, trade, Photoshop, and sell images of children. People who engage in child sexual…
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Sexting – How to Keep Your Kids Safe
Over the last year, I have received numerous questions about sexting – whether sexting is harmful, normal, legal, or a gateway to sexual activity. Here’s a blog post about sexting so you can keep your kids (and yourself) safe. What is Sexting? Sexting is the sending and receiving of nude, semi-nude, or even sexually explicit…
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Is Your Child’s School Teaching Internet Safety?
You’ve heard me talk a lot about inviting schools onto your prevention team – that is, having conversations with principals, teachers, and other school personnel about body safety and keeping your children safe from child sexual abuse while in their care. Well, here’s another question you might ask, “What are you doing to teach children…