90. Helping Kids Navigate Hypersexualized Culture with Barb Winters

About this episode

In this episode, Rosie Makinney and Barb Winters discuss the challenges parents face in raising children in a hypersexualized culture and the importance of open conversations about pornography.

Are you concerned about how to raise your children in today's hypersexualized culture? In this episode of "Fight For Love," host Rosie Makinney welcomes guest Barb Winters, an expert in promoting healthy relationships. They dive deep into the challenges parents face, such as discovering their children's engagement in undesirable behaviors like sending nudes, and watching pornographic videos. Barb and Rosie acknowledge the difficulties parents encounter and emphasize the importance of setting boundaries and consequences while being present and available for their children. They shed light on the alarming reality that children are not only preyed upon by the pornography industry but are also victims. To confront this issue, the conversation turns to the significance of starting conversations about the dangers of pornography from a young age. They discuss the importance of understanding the devices children have access to and having calm conversations about their behavior to alleviate fear of judgment or punishment. Barb shares a personal story about her son's involvement with pornography and the steps they took as a family to address it. Barb's book Sexpectations is a valuable…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rosie Makinney, Rosie

Guest: Barb Winters

Topics covered

• hypersexualized culture
• parenting
• pornography
• healthy relationships

Keywords

• children
• boundaries
• consequences
• conversations
• devices

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Sexpectations

Books & works: Fight For Love, Sexpectations

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