Episode 003: Parent/Child Talks that Help Kids Avoid the Porn Trap

Do you have good kids that get into mischief? All kids do!

In this episode, Kayley and I talk about how to foster a relationship with our children where they can come to us about anything. Knowing home is a safe place to talk can actually help kids avoid the porn trap. It’s about keeping all lines of communication open even when kids think they’ve messed up or the subject matter feels too embarrassing to share.

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When you consider how much curiosity drives learning, you know kids will have bumps and bruises while they’re learning to grow up healthy and strong. One of our main tasks as parents is to guide and instruct kids to know how to steer clear of the really dangerous situations —like pornography.

I love Kayley’s fun yet no-nonsense parenting approach. I know you will too!

Main points covered in this episode:

• Why setting ground-rules for our kids is not always enough, and what kinds of things deserve more detailed explanations.
• The secret to getting over your inhibition of talking about subjects that feel awkward, embarrassing or taboo.
• Giving kids the ability to make healthy choices about any inappropriate content they encounter online.

Important resources related to this episode:

• You mean it’s not a Ba-Jina? In this hilarious blog post Kayley describes how she overcame her fear of the dreaded “sex talk”.
• 3 Proven Concepts to get You Off the Fence and Talking to Your Kids about Porn (I think the title speaks for itself, lol!).
• The 7-Day Rule: Giving Your Kids a Safer Internet Experience Here we offer our best tips to help kids avoid the porn trap found in many popular gaming apps.
• Episode 001, where we talk about the struggle parents have, to open up about the impact of pornography on kids. And why, for their sake, we need to change the conversation.

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Marilyn

Marilyn has an educational background in family processes and believes that even the most difficult conversations with our kids can be made easy. She loves to share her own experience of parenting in the digital age through writing, live speaking presentations and everyday conversations.

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