Talking with Kids About Difficult Topics
We understand that parents, teachers, and helping professionals
often face uncertainty when it comes to talking with children about
sensitive or distressing topics. Whether the issue is exposure to
inappropriate online material, social media pressures, or risky
digital interactions, these conversations are essential for safety
and healthy development. Our clinicians offer consultation and educational
workshops designed to equip adults with practical language, developmental
guidance, and confidence in addressing these subjects.
Our workshops and consultations explore how to talk with children about
healthy sexuality, pornography, bullying, online safety, grooming behaviors,
and the risks of trafficking—all with age-appropriate frameworks that emphasize
connection, empathy, and clear boundaries. We help adults understand how to
prepare children to protect themselves, recognize unsafe situations, and seek
help without fear or shame. These sessions are open to parents, teachers, therapists,
clergy, and other professionals who want to strengthen their ability to guide youth
through a complex digital and relational world.
In some families, parents also face the difficult task of disclosing their own
acting-out or sexually compulsive behavior to their children. Our therapists provide
structured support for these conversations—helping parents prepare what to share,
ensure safety and stability, and frame the disclosure in a way that is honest but
developmentally appropriate. Through this process, families can begin rebuilding trust
and modeling accountability and healing.