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April is Child Abuse Prevention month. Therefore, we thought it would be a good idea to bring back Feather Berkower, a leading expert in childhood sexual abuse prevention. During Feather's first visit to our podcast, she spoke to us about ways for Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Abuse. Today Debbie and Feather dive deeper into how to have uncomfortable conversations, with both adults and children, to promote sexual assault prevention. Listen and learn: How to talk to children about sex and body parts in an open, developmentally-appropriate way. What to say to an adult whose behavior with your child makes you uncomfortable. A leading expert\u2019s opinion about sleepovers, play dates, and online safety. The difference between normal sexual play between children and sexual abuse. Ways to encouraging children to tell if sexual abuse occurs, and how to talk to children after a disclosure of abuse. Feather Berkower About Feather Berkower: Feather Berkower, Founder of Parenting Safe Children, is a licensed clinical social worker and\xa0one of the nation\u2019s leading experts in child sexual assault prevention.\xa0She has dedicated her career \u2014 which now spans over three decades \u2014\xa0to educating parents and youth professionals on how to make their communities \u201coff limits\u201d to childhood sexual assault. Using her community-based approach,\xa0she has trained over 100,000 school children, parents, and youth professionals\xa0across the United States. Resources: The Parenting Safe Children webpageBehaviors to watch out for when adults are with children.Feather\u2019s book Off Limits: A Parent\u2019s Guide to Keeping Kids Safe from Sexual AbuseThe Parenting Safe Children workshop calendar and registrationOnline workshop, for those outside the Denver Metro Blog post Feather mentioned about sleepovers Books for Children: Some Parts are Not for Sharing by\xa0Julie K. Federico I Said No! A Kid-to-kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private\xa0by\xa0Kimberly & Zack KingAmazing You by Gail Saltz\xa0and\xa0Lynne Cravath\xa0It\u2019s Not the Stork (ages 4+) by Robbie H. Harris It\u2019s So Amazing (ages 7+) by Robbie H. HarrisSome Secrets Should Never Be Kept by Jayneen Sanders What Makes A Baby by Cory SilverbergSex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU by Cory Silverberg and Fiona SmythAdditional book recommendations on the Parenting Safe Children webpage 19. Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Abuse with Feather Berkower Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices