What do you do when your child asks you how you got that bruise or mark after a fun night of consensual spicy play?
What's your answer when your child discovers you kissing someone who isn't their parent?
For many, the instinct is to lie, deny, and/or conceal to avoid oversharing intimate details about their sex lives. Doing so, however, adds a layer of secrecy or deception that - if revealed - could diminish the trust your child has instilled in you.
The relationship between parent/caregiver and child should be rooted in mutual respect. Lying to someone is not respectful. There are truthful, careful ways to discuss pleasure positive lifestyles with children and youth. Do children need to know intimate details about their parent's sex lives? No. Do children deserve to know their parent is safe and trustworthy? Yes.
What we'll discuss...
~Identifying Your Individual Risk Profile
~Ways to Create a Pleasure Positive Family Culture
~How to Be an ASKable Adult
~Assessing Age Appropriateness; Don’t Lie
~All About Bystander Consent
~Ways to Validate Their Intrinsic Knowing
~Being Ready with a Handy-Dandy Carrier Phrase
~Holding and Communicating Boundaries
~Q&A