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Category: child sexual abuse prevention

  • Dads and Keeping Kids Safe

    “I attended the Parenting Safe Children workshop and it was the most worthwhile and significant course I have taken as a parent. I always assumed my kids (11, 9 & 6) were generally safe and protected because I thought of myself as a good parent. However, I quickly realized that I had much to learn and…

  • An Encounter With Grooming

    “My husband and I just had our first (and hopefully last) encounter with grooming of our 13-year-old daughter, and it was so frightening and overwhelming. Thankfully, we were sitting right next to her when an older gentleman from our church (who has shown great interest in our daughter for several years now) called her cell…

  • Pediatrician Interview on Body Safety!

    So many of you have asked me how to handle body safety with your pediatrician during wellness visits. In fact, just the other day a parent asked me, “What should I do if the doctor asks to look at my daughter’s private parts and my daughter says, “No”? Well I couldn’t be happier to share…

  • Could My Child be Sexually Harming Another Child?

    I spend most of my time talking about how to protect children from child sexual assault, but it’s equally important to focus on children who may be acting out sexually themselves and how parents can support them and find help. You may think this blog post is not relevant to your family, but please consider…

  • Daddy, is that your tail?

    I remember having coffee with a colleague one morning when she told me her son had said over breakfast, “I think I had a wet dream last night. What causes that?” She didn’t quite know what to say (“Wow, aren’t these Rice Krispies extra good this morning?”), but pulled together a coherent response about hormonal…

  • Sitting in Santa’s Lap – Yes or No?

    In the past, I’ve been accused of being anti-Christmas, which I can assure you is not true. As you read this post, hopefully you’ll see that it’s not about religion or tradition, but rather a commentary on consent – and how to raise children into teens and then adults, who have learned that they really…