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Dear Savvy: How do I talk about masturbation with my kids?

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastOct 14, 2020

Kids will explore their bodies. It’s natural. Should we talk about masturbation with them? If so, when? Most parents just don’t know how to begin. But ignoring the topic won’t help our children. As parents, it’s our job to help our kids make sense of even the trickiest topics, including masturbation and the danger of pairing it with pornography. This episode is part of our #DearSavvy series. Sometimes you just want a quick answer to a burning question. These shorter episodes are designed to give you just that. Tune in to the podcast to hear the whole scoop, and check…

Honest Sex Talks

Has Media & Porn Culture Changed the Sex Talk?

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastOct 07, 2020

Are the porn talk and the sex talk related? They should be! It’s time to consider how media and porn culture are affecting our kids’ sexual development. But first we have to see our kids as sexual beings. Say what? How in the world do we get there? *WARNING: This episode contains brief descriptions of sexually graphic content.* You’ve heard us say it a million times, but now we have a developmental psychologist and sex educator on the show to back us up: protecting our kids from pornography all comes back to the sex talk! Actually, ongoing sex talks (plural),…

Honest Sex Talks

3 Tips for Success & Safety with Virtual School

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastSep 23, 2020

Parents everywhere are mourning the loss of “the most wonderful time of the year”—that sweet spot when our lives return to a predictable routine. (Or so we like to tell ourselves!) With COVID-19, the return to school looks different. Thousands of families have started out the year in virtual school—at home. As the weeks go on, they’re discovering that it’s anything but normal. It doesn’t seem to matter if we’ve got one child at home or multiple children, the consensus is the same. Virtual school is tough—mentally, physically, and emotionally—on everyone! Let’s face it, school is more than just learning ABCs…

Parenting Survival Tips

Dear Savvy: Is virtual school safe for kids?

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastSep 16, 2020

Can you believe it? We’re back to school and STILL stuck in this crazy pandemic. And like it or not, many kids are doing virtual school, at least part time. Some are 100% virtual. Are you panicking? Are you wondering … Is virtual school a safe environment for my kids? This episode is part of our #DearSavvy series. Sometimes you just want a quick answer to a burning question. These shorter episodes are designed to give you just that. Tune in to the podcast to hear the whole scoop, and check out the show notes for helpful tools and information.…

Dear Savvy, Safeguarding & Prevention

Tech Safety 101: Routers, Filters, & Parental Controls

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastSep 09, 2020

Does it feel like you need a degree in computer science just to keep up with your kids online? Do you hyperventilate every time you think about their digital safety and what you might be missing? Well, what if there was an EASY way to make sense of routers, filters and parental controls? Would you want that? … Absolutely! As is the case with so many things, digital safety is not as much about what you know as it is about WHO you know. And … do we know a guy! His name is Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young…

Safeguarding & Prevention

Dear Savvy: What are the screen time recommendations for different ages?

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastSep 02, 2020

How much screen time is healthy? Ask extended family, friends, or the people next door, and chances are, recommendations will be all over the place. But what do the experts say? And what about COVID-19 and social isolation—when all our best-laid plans are falling to pieces?! Let’s talk about it! This episode is part of our #DearSavvy series. Sometimes you just want a quick answer to a burning question. These shorter episodes are designed to give you just that. Tune in to the podcast to hear the whole scoop, and check out the show notes for helpful tools and information.…

Dear Savvy, Safeguarding & Prevention

Not Alone: Parenting Support When Your Teen Has Porn Problems

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastAug 26, 2020

We have a porn problem. To fix it we need to get it out in the open. Yes, we’re getting better at acknowledging that porn targets kids. But we still talk in generalities. Like it’s something that's out there. When in reality it’s in here. It’s in our homes. It’s part of our kids’ lives. And to help them we need parenting support. We need to start talking to other parents about our real worries and concerns. Wait! What? You’re suggesting I tell someone if my child can’t stop looking at porn? Won’t that embarrass them or expose me to…

Overcoming Pornography, Parenting Survival Tips

Dear Savvy: Will talking about porn make my kids go looking for it?

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastAug 19, 2020

Kids are curious. And that’s important. They learn and grow by exploring the world around them. But it can terrify us too. What if their curiosity leads to danger? So we give warnings and have protective conversations. We guide and direct them toward safe, healthy choices. And in our media-saturated world, that also means talking about porn and why it’s harmful. This episode is part of our #DearSavvy series. Sometimes you just want a quick answer to a burning question. These shorter episodes are designed to give you just that. Tune in to the podcast to hear the whole scoop,…

Dear Savvy, Safeguarding & Prevention

Fight for Love: Getting Porn Out of Your Marriage

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastAug 12, 2020

What if my spouse is addicted to porn? Do I have a choice? What can I do to protect myself? Will his addiction impact our children? What can I do to protect them? Is it even possible to have a marriage free from porn? How can I fight for love? How can I fight for my family? To answer these questions, we’ve invited author and women’s support coach Rosie Makinney to join us this week. Her mission is to help women understand what works and what doesn’t in terms of getting porn out of marriage. We love her because she’s…

Overcoming Pornography

Dear Savvy: Will talking to my kids about porn ruin their childhood innocence?

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastAug 05, 2020

Kids are hilarious, sweet, funny, joyful and INNOCENT! But growing up in a media-saturated world is tough business. There’s a lot that can threaten childhood innocence. Parents worry and wonder what is the best way to shelter kids. What if we looked at the issue differently? This episode is part of our #DearSavvy series. Sometimes you just want a quick answer to a burning question. These shorter episodes are designed to give you just that. Tune in to the podcast to hear the whole scoop, and check out the show notes for helpful tools and information. If you’d like to…

Dear Savvy, Safeguarding & Prevention