Bodily Integrity: Teaching Your Child to Make the Best Choices for His or Her Body
By Caron C. Andrews and Amanda Grossman-Scott The body is a sacred garment. It’s your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor. —Martha Graham Bodily Integrity is not a term we hear every...
Sexual Assault Awareness – Conversation Starters to Protect Your Children
Research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that approximately 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls are sexually abused before the age of 18. (National Sex Offender Website, n.d.) Parents can combat this statistic by having open and empowering...
Beyond the Sex Talks: Teaching Teens Emotional Intimacy
By Caron C. Andrews We want our children to be emotionally healthy, and a large part of that is developing healthy sexuality. We need to teach our kids more than the basic functions of the body and avoiding disease and unwanted pregnancy. Any two people can have sex....
Your Child Has Seen P*rn: Now What?
By Amanda Grossman-Scott Stay calm. Don’t you lose your cool. Your child is unlikely to keep listening if you start off by screaming “You saw WHAT?” when you find out that your child has seen porn. It’s important to keep a conversational tone. Ask how it...
