Photo Credit: Andrew Ebrahim 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…
Category: Consent
Daddy, is that your tail?
Photo credit: Caroline Hernandez 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…
Sitting in Santa’s Lap – Yes or No?
photo credit: -drz- on upsplash 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…
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…
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.”…
How to Talk with Children About Consent
Learning about boundaries and consent is a process that takes place over many years. Here are examples of conversations you can have with your children at different ages. I’ve also…