How to Teach Your Kids to Protect Themselves Against Sex Abuse
by Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic and Dr. Cynthia Calkins
Feb 09, 2018
4 minutes
Have these conversations early on and often.
The topics of sexual abuse and harassment have been all over the media. The Weinstein scandal. The #metoo movement. And most recently the Nassar sexual abuse trial. One reminder that has come out of this is the importance of talking to our children about sexual violence prevention. But how do we as parents do that?
These can be uncomfortable conversations to have and sometimes the easiest thing is to not talk about it or assume that schools will handle it. However, as aversive as the topic is, we as parents cannot stick our heads in the sand and pretend the problem
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