Protecting our Families from Pornography Part A

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These are notes from a video offered as part of the Book of Mormon conference. It took a while to type it up. Any misinformation is the fault of the notetaker. These notes will be offered in five sections and posts.

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1. Isiah said three areas to protect ourselves. Isaiah 4:5-6
A. protecting our homes
B. upon our assemblies: church
C. protecting our tabernacles, temples. DC 95:8 when we leave the temple we are empowered from on high.

2. Build fortifications / Protecting our homes
Alma 50:1-6
You will want to define what is appropriate and not appropriate behavior and give the reasons why and possible consequences.
a. Establish boundaries. Heaps of earth, which is, establish boundaries. (&^ activate internet filters)
b. Educate: why is Pornography dangers & what to do when you see it.
C: Connection: learn how to connect to self, others, and God
d. Manage Emotions Teach how to manger emotions and have a healthy mindset.

Details will follow below.

A: Establish boundaries.
-Boundaries are what we define of what behavior is expected around us.
-Setting bounders is to help relationships be mutually respectful, appropriate, and caring.
-When you teach about boundaries, you want to give the reason why. Such as if you give your personal info, on the internet, someone may come and take you from school.
-Establish boundaries in four categories: (give list of approved and unapproved behavior on each of these lists and give specific examples. You need to educate what will happen if kids break their boundaries or if someone else breaks their boundaries.
-personal clothing: what is appropriate to wear and what is not appropriate to wear
-dressing and undressing where and when.
Who is appropriate or unappropriated to undress or dress in front of?
-affection and touching
-pictures receive and take
-movies and apps
-games and apps
-internet
-sharing personal information
-texting
-Drinks
-Drugs
-Place you can go
-Personal behavior
Family behavior
Friend behavior

Romantic behavior
-behavior with a teacher
-behavior with a coach
-behavior with adults
-identify safe people. Let them know people they can trust and this is why they are safe. Give them signs of what to look for that is warning of unsafe. If the people who are considered aft do some of these behaviors tell parents. Give the child what traits identify safe people
-add additional categories besides this list for what else you need.

Video resources:
Preventing Sexual abuse (bailey dee believes: what is grooming?)
Enough is enough internet safety 101: Predators confessions
Predators 101: profiles’ of a predator
Predator 101: predator confession
How to recognize grooming patterns
Enough is enough internet safety 101 Alicia’s story
Emily’s story – online grooming
Online grooming case study -Carly’s story.

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