Family Resources
For Ages Kindergarten Through Fifth Grade
Bodily Autonomy and Medically Accurate Names
This is a fun video for parents to show their children. It’s a way to start or follow up on a conversation about consent, boundaries and bodily autonomy.
This is a helpful article for parents looking for support in talking to their children about the medically accurate terms for their body parts and why it’s important to know them:
Teaching Kids About Their Bodies
From Nemours KidsHealth
Here is a list of ways to talk with children about bodily autonomy, consent and boundaries. Number four includes a helpful video about being direct when talking about body anatomy:
8 Ways to Teach Kids about Consent and Healthy Boundaries
From the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Emotions
This is a sweet video featuring parents talking to their children about emotions. It gives examples of how that can look and why it’s important to have these discussions:
PBS KIDS Talk About FEELINGS & EMOTIONS!
From PBS KIDS
Consent
Here is a video for adults about the importance of learning about consent at a young age:
Body Sovereignty and Kids: How we can cultivate a culture of consent
From TEDxCSU with Monica Rivera
Monica Rivera is originally from the east coast and currently works at Colorado State University in the Women and Gender Advocacy Center. Additionally, she is an instructor in the Women’s Studies and Ethnic Studies Departments, where she teaches courses on violence prevention, gender socialization and the representation of identity in popular media. Monica earned her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Syracuse University and her graduate degree in Sociology from CSU.
This helpful flyer defines consent and includes tips on ways to talk to children about it:
I Ask How to Teach Consent Early
From the National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Here is a brief article with FAQ for adults in a child’s life with helpful tips on how to talk to children about their bodies and their health:
What You Need to Know: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
From Resilience
Embedded in the article are some videos that are support adults with how to talk to children about bodily autonomy, private parts and secrets.
This is a short clip with an interview with child therapist Dr. Sandra Baita on things to consider when responding to a child disclosing a trauma:
How should I respond to my child disclosing trauma?
From Roadmap to Resilience
Consent + Boundaries
The Difference Between Teasing and Bullying | From PREVNet – Canada’s authority on bullying
This is a short article that covers some of the basics of what is talked about in the 4th and 5th grade lessons when we talk about the difference between teasing and bullying and how fine the line can be.
Grooming and Red Flag Behaviors | From Darkness to Light
This is a good website to get some basic information about grooming and red flag behaviors. This is helpful for both families and educators.
Grooming: Know the Warning Signs | From RAINN
This offers good information for families and teachers on grooming. There are four stories from adult survivors of grooming and child abuse, to give some perspective on some of the ways perpetrators manipulate situations so their victims stay silent.
For Tweens and Teens
This is basic info about sexual harassment and assault within the teen community:
Teenagers & Sexual Violence Infographic
From the National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Grooming behaviors
This is an article that talks about the nuances of grooming when it comes to teenagers. They talk about what to watch for and ways to help:
But They Went Willingly – Understanding Teen Sexual Grooming
From Psychology Today
Dating Violence
This website has a lot of resources for teens and the adults in their lives who want to help them navigate the relationships in their lives:
For All Ages
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media is a great resource that “provides education and advocacy to parents and families to promote safe technology and media for children.”
