Parenting Survival Tips

Related Podcast: Ep. #1-11, Bad Parenting Advice About Porn: When Common Sense Flies Out the Window Why would I ever have to justify the stance that pornography is harmful to a 12-year-old child? That’s the question I keep playing over and over in my mind since I found myself in this exact scenario. Several individuals, who by every indication should have a child’s best interest in mind were quick to throw common sense out the window and offer this dangerous advice to other parents. (See story below). In response, this post will review 5 ways porn seriously harms children. It will dig…

Everyone knows when the cabin pressure drops, you must put your own oxygen mask on before attending to others. That’s tough advice for parents to swallow. Even in the best of times we’re apt to put our kids’ needs ahead of our own. But when it comes to helping a child let go of a compulsion to use pornography, it's crucial that we have a dependable source of air to help us maintain steady breathing patterns. After all, it's going to be important to take regular calming breaths as we face the journey ahead. [media-credit name="Unsplash" link="https://unsplash.com/photos/WRM14fQLkV8?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText" align="aligncenter" width="800"][/media-credit] Your…

Related Podcast: Ep. #1-18, I Panicked When My Child Saw Porn, Now What? Don’t overreact! Almost every article I’ve read (and written) about what to do when you discover your child is viewing pornography starts out with this advice. Nine times out of ten it comes too late—you've already gone down that road! [media-credit name="Unsplash" link="https://unsplash.com/photos/dQLgop4tnsc?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText" align="aligncenter" width="800"][/media-credit] So you didn’t have a perfect response? Well, congratulations… it’s confirmed... you’re human! Any parent in this situation would be flooded with negative emotions. Feelings of shock, horror, anger, fear, sadness, betrayal (the list goes on and on), are normal responses. So…

If it feels like your kids are drowning in porn, then chances are, so are the kids of your closest friends. As parents our inclination is to clam up and say nothing to nobody. Why is this? [media-credit name="Photo by frank mckenna on Unsplash" link="https://unsplash.com/photos/h1vdmVQqPmM" align="aligncenter" width="800"][/media-credit] In today’s post and video podcast we’ll explore the answer to that very question. We’ll also find out what parents can do to get over their inhibitions on this topic and why talking with other parents about pornography will actually benefit our kids. I’m a parent and I have questions Just before we…