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episode 188: What Is Brain Defense?
Victims of pornography users often feel powerless and overwhelmed when faced with the task of arming their children against the harm of internet pornography and teaching digital safety.
Kristen Jenson, author of the Good Pictures Bad Pictures series, and founder of Defend Young Minds, joins Anne on the free BTR podcast to expound on the new Brain Defense: Digital Safety Curriculum.
This curriculum helps traumatized, exhausted victims of betrayal and abuse teach their children necessary and life-saving principles about internet safety in clear, concise, and entertaining ways. Learn more by reading the full transcript below and listening to the BTR podcast.
What is Brain Defense?
We take a stance that, because children are faced with an onslaught of technology that can actually rewire their brain, that they need help and training. They have one precious brain and they deserve to know how to defend it from the digital dangers that they grow up with so that they can grow healthy and happy and safe.Kristen Jenson, Defend Young Minds
Brain Defense is a digital safety curriculum that is designed for kids ages 8-12.
The curriculum covers all of the toxic content that kids and teens may encounter on the internet from bullying to predators to pornography and more.
Why Do Kids & Teens Need Brain Defense?
With what kids are being given and the onslaught of digital material is coming at them, they need every possible defense. Kristen Jenson, Defend Young Minds
No one knows better than the victim of a pornography user, the insidious nature of pornography. Children and teens are exposed to pornography at home and at school and need to know how to defend and protect themselves.
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I Think My Child Has Been Exposed To Pornography
If you are concerned that your child has been exposed to pornography, understand that you are not alone. Mothers all over the world are experiencing the same feelings of fear, sadness, grief, and pain when they realize that their children have also been abused by the pornography industry.
Here are some steps that you can take if your child has been exposed to pornography:
* Invite your child to talk about it with you* Understand that when a child has been exposed to pornography, whether they searched for it themselves or not, they are a victim of sexual abuse and are traumatized* Seek out a professional trauma counselor* Add filters to your computers and devices* Use a curriculum like Brain Defense to help your child understand appropriate internet safety practices
BTR Is Here For You
At BTR, we understand how daunting it can feel to try to teach your children internet safety when you are in the thick of your own trauma.
Betrayal Trauma can make even the lightest of tasks feel overwhelming - and teaching children how to protect themselves from pornography isn't a light task.
That's why the Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group meets daily - so that women can have a safe space to process their trauma, share their difficult feelings, ask questions, and make connections with other victims.