TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about sexual abuse.
We speak to Rosalia Rivera, Consent Educator, Sexual Literacy Advocate, Speaker, change agent, and founder of CONSENTparenting, about abuse prevention education. She’s answering our questions about how to talk to our children about boundaries, signs to look for if we suspect abuse, how to empower ourselves & our children to heal from & prevent sexual abuse, and so much more. There is a lot of information to unpack this week but the more we talk about it, the safer our kids will be.
More about Rosalia: Rosalia Rivera is mother, proud Latina, and the founder of Consent Parenting™. She is a consent educator, sexual literacy advocate, speaker, change agent, and survivor turned thriver. Her work is dedicated to helping out child sexual abuse survivors (who are now parents) how to confidently keep their kids safe with abuse prevention tools. Rosalias' mission and drive have graced her with the opportunity to speak at a TEDx stage this year! She also hosts the AboutCONSENT™ Podcast where she offers education, information, resources, and inspiration to help you on your healing journey to go from survivor to thriver.
Our conversation with Rosalia
What is CONSENTparenting?
What are some early signs of abuse that we should be looking for?
What should we be teaching our children when it comes to their bodies, boundaries, and safety?
The difference between privacy, surprises, and secrets
What are kid’s rights?
What are the layers of abuse that can happen to a child?
What the physical /behavioral signs should we look for if we are suspicious of abuse?
What is grooming?
Signs of grooming
What are some ways to teach our children boundaries?
How to handle online predators when homeschooling
LINKS
For more resources, follow Rosalia on Instagram @consentparenting, check out her website consentparenting.com, and listen to her podcast, AboutCONSENT™
Resources mentioned by Rosalia:
Personal Space Camp to help teach your little ones about personal physical boundaries
Amaze.org for videos about boundaries, personal space, safety, and consent
CommonSenseMedia.org to learn more about the apps and websites your child is using, and see what is appropriate for their age
Monitoring apps like Bark.us to help monitor exchanges your child is having with others (i.e. messaging friends online). It monitors for bullying, harassment, sexually explicit content, and suicidal ideation, and notifies the parent. It also recognizes including slang. Learn more about the app by listening to Roslia’s podcast interview with Titania Joran, the company’s CMO.
