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Moms Making a Difference

Moms Making a Difference

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastMay 08, 2019
  We are mama bears! Hear us roar! Today we’ll be talking about some inspiring moms in the fight against porn and sexual exploitation. Listen up mamas. YOU are the first line of defense. You have the power! Marilyn recently created an Instagram post on ParentsAware that inspired us to do this show. The core message was: STAND UP for WHAT you BELIEVE. She actually created this post after another parent challenged her for sharing her values and beliefs with her children. Below is an excerpt. Read the full post here.     “… Children thrive when they have a…
Getting Involved
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Teens Reveal 8 Ways to Build Up the Courage to Resist Porn

Teens Reveal 8 Ways to Build Up the Courage to Resist Porn

By AnonymousApr 26, 2019
The ideas and content for this post were graciously submitted by one of our wonderful community members. If you have an experience you think other parents could benefit from hearing, please contact us using the form provided below. Courage, some have said, is not the absence of fear, but the control of it. Hmmm. Control. That’s a word that seems to come up often in conversations about keeping young people safe from pornography. Control the media that comes into your home. Control the time spent online. Exercise self-control over the sites you visit. Age controls for accessing different tech devices…
Safeguarding & Prevention, Tweens & Teens
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Protecting Families with the Bark App

Protecting Families with the Bark App

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastApr 24, 2019
Overwhelmed with the idea of combing through every single text and app and email on your kids' devices to make sure they are staying safe? We have a tool to help. The Bark app monitors text messaging, YouTube, email, social media platforms and apps and then sends automatic alerts to signs of cyberbullying, depression, online predators, adult content, and more. But what we love most about Bark is that they encourage a collaborative approach--parents and kids working together as a team! Join us as we chat with Titania Jordan, Chief Marketing Officer of Bark.us, about this super cool tool to help…
Safeguarding & Prevention
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[1-6] Smooch Around Your Kids

[1-6] Smooch Around Your Kids

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastApr 10, 2019
"Mom and Dad are kissing?! Ew, gross!" Learn how modeling healthy relationships can actually help protect your kids from pornography. The other day I was kissing my husband and my son came around the corner and said “Ewwww! Mom! That’s gross!” and hid his face. But it’s actually a good thing for our kids to see us being affectionate! Our kids might throw a fuss. But they also do that when we ask them to eat their vegetables! Today we’ll be talking about the contrast between healthy relationships and pornography—and teaching our kids to recognize the difference. Three reasons to…
Honest Sex Talks
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Why Everyone Should be Praising the UK’s Decision to Block Porn

Why Everyone Should be Praising the UK’s Decision to Block Porn

By MarilynMar 29, 2019
The UK promises to roll out its online age verification policy in the coming weeks. So, instead of porn being the default setting for every internet-connected device, consumers will now need to provide identification proving they're over 18. This is brilliant. And a huge victory for the protection of children against sexually exploitative material. But yup, you guessed it! Not everyone is celebrating. This week Debra Soh, columnist for The Globe and Mail, wrote a piece touting all the reasons she believes age verification is a bad idea. It’s an opinion article for sure. Still, one would think standing behind…
Getting Involved, Safeguarding & Prevention
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The Internet is Broken – #FixAppRatings

The Internet is Broken – #FixAppRatings

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastMar 27, 2019
Has your child ever bumped into inappropriate content on an app that was supposed to be "for ages 3+"? Ours have! The ratings system is broken. So what are we going to do about it? Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes, is one of the key players in a movement working to address this issue. The #FixAppRatings campaign aims to create a better solution that will keep our kids safe. Join us as we talk with Chris and learn how we can help! About Chris McKenna: After a 12-year career in business advising with Ernst & Young, and six years in…
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Give Your Kids a Construction Site: Creating a Safe Place for Difficult Discussions

Give Your Kids a Construction Site: Creating a Safe Place for Difficult Discussions

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastMar 13, 2019
  Learn how to create a safe place where you can talk to your kids about anything--even pornography! At Media Savvy Moms, we have 8 boys between the two of us, and at one time or another our kids have been obsessed with all things construction: trucks, videos, books, birthday parties, even a construction-truck theme park in New Jersey! When we think about difficult talks, we like to compare our “safe place” to a construction site. (This analogy actually came from Melody’s psychologist during her divorce!) This figurative “construction site” is a place where we can throw out ideas, dig…
Parenting & Communication
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Put Your Oxygen Mask On First: Taking Time for Self-Care When Your Kids Have Porn Problems

Put Your Oxygen Mask On First: Taking Time for Self-Care When Your Kids Have Porn Problems

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastFeb 27, 2019
In today's show, we'll outline 3 strategies to help parents overcome the suffocating fear of having a child who is addicted to pornography. Related Article: My Child Needs Help: 6 Practical Ways to Put Your Oxygen Mask On First 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…
Parenting Survival Tips
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Corporate strategy for collaborative thinking

Corporate strategy for collaborative thinking

By MarilynFeb 22, 2019
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Parenting Survival Tips
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Find Simple Solutions to Complex Challenges

Find Simple Solutions to Complex Challenges

By MarilynFeb 22, 2019
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Parenting Survival Tips,
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