Body Safety Blog

The Moment This Mom Realized Her Child Was the Only One

Sarah was hosting what seemed like a perfect playdate. Six kids, ages 4-7, running around the backyard, squealing with laughter. She was chatting with the other moms when she heard her 5-year-old's voice cut through the chaos:

"Hey, you need to ask before you hug someone!"

She looked over to see her daughter standing between two kids—one who had just grabbed the other in what looked like an uncomfortable bear hug from behind.

The grabbed child looked relieved. The hugger looked confused. And all the other parents went silent.

That's when it hit her like a punch to the gut: Her child was the only one there who had been taught about consent and body boundaries.

In that moment, she realized something heartbreaking. Despite all her efforts to educate her own child, she was essentially sending her into a world where she was the only one who understood these critical safety concepts. She was going to be surrounded by children wh...

Interview with Joyelle Brandt, Author + Editor of Parenting With PTSD

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The way we raise kids is rooted in colonization mentality.

And if you don't know what that means, you're in for a treat.

This topic might just blow your mind!

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This week I was interviewed by Wake Up with Marci to talk about the fact that a lot of parents are seeking alternative forms of daycare, which includes having friends and family babysit.

What no one is really talking about, is how this can be a vulnerable time for children to face higher rates of abuse due to the issues parents are facing currently.

I know it seems like a hard subject, but we must educate ourselves.

In this interview, you will learn what grooming is.
What are signs to look for from the perpetrator?
What are the signs we can look for in our children?
And how to empower our kids to know their body is not to be touched without permission, that there are boundaries and who they can go to if ever needed.
And so much more...

April is #childabusepreventionmonth and #sexualassaultawarenessmonth please help share this information with others so we can all keep our kids and young people safe!

April is Child Abuse Prevention month. With the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of parents ...

This week Kristen & Talia get to pick the brain of Rosalia from Consent Parenting. She brings us on her journey to motherhood, and her three different births. We get to hear about how she managed depression during her third pregnancy, and her introduction to meditation. We dive deep into the culture we can create in our home of consent parenting and what this means. We get to hear about some ways we can discuss this with grandparents, as well as how to navigate some tricky things adults might say to kids when they show their affection differently than the adult was hoping. We ask for statistics on sexual abuse, and learn about the age children are now being introduced to pornography and why that matters. Rosalia was a wealth of information!