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Category: Feather Berkower

  • Bathroom Panic

    I’ve been asked many questions about transgender men and women using bathrooms and parental concerns about sexual abuse. The questions themselves sometime imply that transgender people are more likely to abuse and this reminds me of a similar myth that is still perpetuated about Gay men. Fact Check: Gender identity and same sexual orientation are…

  • Prevention or Discrimination?

      I’ve been asked a lot of questions lately about transgender men and women using bathrooms and parental concerns about sexual abuse. North Carolina’s House Bill 2 law and similar legislation ban people from using public bathrooms that do not correspond with their biological sex. Proponents of such legislation argue that it’s important because men might…

  • 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…

  • A Walking Advertisement: My Kids are Off Limits

    by Shaundra, Texas Mom I’ll be honest:  Inviting caregivers onto our prevention team can feel awkward. But sometimes, the awkward conversation is necessary to protect our kids. I enrolled my son in a week-long summer day camp where I wouldn’t meet the director until 8:00 the morning of camp when I arrived to hand my…

  • 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,…

  • I Sweat and My Heart Pounds – But I Do It Anyway

    One mom’s very candid look at screening caregivers By Cary, Colorado MomScreening caregivers. Ugh! It’s the worst. For me, it’s right up there with my annual OBGYN exam, dental cleanings and mammograms…we hate them, but we must go to ensure we are healthy and we aren’t going to get a toothache in the middle of…