Category: Assertiveness Skills

Want to keep your children safe?      Even though the statistics of 1 in 4 girls and one in 6 boys will be sexually exploited by the age of

Stop telling your children “don’t tattle.” Instead teach them the difference between tattling and reporting. Tattling is when you go to a grown up, just to get the other person

Yesterday we talked about “adult strangers” and how to keep your children safe. We shared information about strangers as most parents teach their children “stranger danger.” The reality is that

Children need to know they have a voice – and it is our role as parents to teach them how to use it.  You are probably saying to yourself, “My

 Want to help keep your children safe? Empower your children by telling them”Your body belongs to YOU.”   Show them you mean it when a relative or friend wants to hug,

Penn State took its first proactive public step in the healing process since the Sandusky sex abuse scandal broke a year ago and held a 2 day Sexual Abuse Awareness

This is what many parents tell us when we discuss the importance of asking “safety questions” to another parent/friend /adult before sending their kids to a play date, sleep over,

Do you assume the camp you chose for your kids will be safe? Have you asked the appropriate questions that would give you confidence in the camp? When we asked

                       Her name is Anya. She is smart, kind, eloquent, beautiful, philanthropic, pro golfer and a survivor of childhood sex

This letter was sent to us after we did a Sexual Abuse Prevention Training with Foster Families thanks to an amazing grant we received from The Paul Palank Memorial Foundation