How to Talk to Kids About Consent, Porn, and Online Safety

Rosalia Rivera is a consent educator and abuse prevention specialist who works to help parents break cycles of abuse through empowered, proactive conversations. In this episode of Consider Before Consuming, she shares her personal experiences with pornography, the dangers of leaving sex education to the internet, and how parents can build safe, shame-free spaces for their children to learn about consent and autonomy. She also dives into how pornography plays a role in grooming, the rise in child-on-child sexual abuse, and why media literacy and digital safety are more important than ever.Episode ResourcesConsent ParentingPodcast: Consider Before Consuming Ep. 17: Heidi OlsonBook: I Said No by Kimberly KingBook: Good Pictures, Bad Pictures by Kristen JensonFTND Parent Resource Page Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands