Category: Body-Safety Rules
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PSC Launches Parenting Safe Children ONLINE Workshop
I am thrilled to announce the Parenting Safe Children Online Workshop, so parents and families across the United States and overseas have access to my popular program for raising children with strong body pride and for building communities that are off limits to child sexual abuse. The New Online WorkshopBased on the Parenting Safe Children…
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I am a Radical Mama
by Julia Julian, Colorado MomI am a radical mama. I teach my children they are the boss of their bodies. In our family we do not keep secrets. We talk about everything. We listen to the good, the bad, and the ugly. NO means NO. We play “What if” games. We teach the names of…
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A Survivor’s Path to Finding a Babysitter for Her Son
by Jessica, Colorado MomWhen I was pregnant with my son, I was online searching for some type of local organization or group that provided education around childhood sexual abuse. I had spent my childhood and early teen years being sexually abused and assaulted by a trusted family member. I wanted to protect my son, but…
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Sending My Daughter to Sleep-Away Camp
by Jenny, Colorado MomI feel somewhat inadequate, feeling that I need to be even braver, particularly in light of the recent posts from Feather reminding us that despite all of the teaching of body rules to our kids, ultimately adults are responsible for keeping their kids off limits by having the conversations with those adults.…
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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,…