It's National Child Protection Week!

Today's conversation is with author, publisher, mother, and educator Janeen Sanders, a strong public advocate for children’s safety, education, and empowerment.

Jayneen joins Dr Justin to speak on the importance of teaching consent and body safety to children of all ages and how parents can do this in age-appropriate ways. This is an essential skill for every parent: to keep our children safe from sexual abuse and sexual predators.

In this episode:

• Statistics
• The younger a child, the more vulnerable and at-risk they are
• Online grooming
• #926 Who Tops the List of Child Sexual Abusers?
• Using correct anatomical names
• Teaching body boundary and consent
• Grandparents and hugging
• Creating a safety network for your child

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Jayneen Sander's resources:

• Body Safety Red Flags by Jayneen Sanders
• My Body! What I Say Goes! by Jayneen Sanders
• Body Safety and Consent VALUE BUNDLE by Jayneen Sanders
• My Body Safety Rules - FREE POSTER
• Head to the Educate 2 Empower website for more books, lesson plans, posters, and other resources for parents and teachers.

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Related links:

• Sex, Consent, & Staying Safe [Webinar]
• #226 More Than Consent Education with Melinda Tankard Reist

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