Category: Parenting Safe Children
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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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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,…
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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…
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Playdates – Matching Expectations about Body Safety
I have used this video – Inviting Another Parent onto Your Prevention Team – in the Parenting Safe Children workshop to model how a parent might match expectations with another parent about body safety, before their kids play together.The mom initiating the conversation asks some questions, shares her child’s body-safety rules, and invites discussion. She acknowledges the…
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I Spoke Up for Kids – and Helped Heal My Past
By Annie, California AuntI took the Parenting Safe Children (PSC) workshop to learn more about keeping kids in my life safe from sexual abuse. I was surprised by all the feelings that came up about a childhood experience in which a teenager repeatedly exposed himself to me. When it happened, I was scared, felt like…
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I Invited the Camp Director onto My Prevention Team
By Natale, Colorado Mom My soon to be 10-year-old son will be attending a week long overnight camp this summer – for the first time – with a friend. While he is excited, I am of course very nervous. We have talked a lot about body safety in our house, and I feel my son…