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If Your Child Couldn't Come to You, Who Would They Tell? (opens the original)
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When my oldest was about to start school, I had a moment that I think a lot of parents have. I realized I couldn’t keep them to myself forever. I couldn’t be in every classroom, every car ride, every friend’s house. And I didn’t want to.I grew up in a very strict household. My mother is a survivor, my sister is a survivor, and I am a survivor of child sexual abuse. My mom was overprotective because she was scared, and I understand that now. I wasn’t allowed to go to friends’ houses or do a lot o
Book Review: Listen to the Girls by Chrystal D. Giles (opens the original)
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This week’s book review is one I’m especially excited to share, because it’s written for tweens, the middle grade range, even though in the video I call it a young adult book. Quick correction there: it’s actually middle grade, not YA. I had the honor of doing a sensitivity reading for this book when the manuscript was in its final edits. Penguin Random House reached out to ask if I would review it to make sure nothing was missing, nothing felt inauthentic, and that any technicalities around liv
Middle Childhood [Ages 5-10] Body Safety Books I Recommend (opens the original)
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As a body safety educator, I’ve reviewed A LOT of body safety books over the years.And there are so many good ones! Most of them are for ages 3+ and teach the basics:What are private partsPrivate parts rulesBody boundariesSecrets vs. surprises rulesIdentifying uh-oh feelingsIdentifying red flag behaviorExit strategiesCreating a safety networkReportingBut each of those has a lot of nuance, and we need to keep diving deeper as o
Cultural Taboos, Secrets, and the Cost of Staying Silent... (opens the original)
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I sat down with Denise Soler Cox, the woman whose coaching helped me gain the confidence to start aboutCONSENT, the podcast that eventually led to CONSENTparenting. Denise has spent the two decade turning her own reckoning with cultural taboos into a film, a coaching practice, and now a book, and I wanted you to meet her and talk about all of it the healing and liberation that can come from these pages.Denise’s new book is called What Will They Say?: Confront Cultural Taboos and Discover Your In
The Secret Behind My Mother’s ‘Iron Fist’ (opens the original)
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My mom is 89 years old. She had me when she was 42, in 1978. She is one of the toughest people I know, both mentally and emotionally. I learned the meaning of resilience from her.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="600" src="https://substackcdn.com
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