Category: Grooming
Believe Them the First Time
Maya Angelou, a Survivor of child sexual abuse, left us with words [...]
How to Talk to Teens About Flattery and Favors
“You’re so mature for your age.”“You’re different from the others.”“ [...]
Paul Mones: What are the warning signs of a child molester?
Institutions—schools, churches, scouts, camps—are meant to be safe hav [...]
When Chronic Illness Hides Risk: What Surprises Adults Most—and How to Protect Our Kids
One of the most painful truths we’ve learned is this: predators don’ [...]
She Is the Culture. Not the Cover-Up.
A message for every loving parent, elder, teacher, and guide.
We crea [...]
Parents, Keep Asking Questions—It’s a Sacred Part of Safeguarding
🗣️Some people will try to make you feel small for asking questions.
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They’ve Got It Backwards
A movement that uses children to validate the feelings of adults—…but [...]
When Movements Mimic Religious Shunning: A Message to Parents Who Keep Protecting Their Children
Some parents are quietly being pushed to the edges.
Not because they’ [...]
Lucy Diggs Slowe: Defender of Boundaried Spaces for Black Girls in Higher Education
Because safety has always been part of the curriculum—if we make it so [...]
Representation Is Not a Justification for Adultification
Listen, there is nothing new under the sun.In my earlier caree [...]