Empowering Parents: Addressing the Dark Side of Pornography for Children's Safety With Barb Winters
Release Date: 08/06/2023
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info_outlineWe all know the dangers that pornography addiction can pose to our children and young adults. But if we find out that one of our children is struggling with an addiction to porn, what are the first steps to helping them? What can we do to help keep our children safe in the age of the internet, where everything is connected?
I am so excited to welcome Author and Sexual Risk Avoidance Specialist, Barb Winters, on today's episode of the Warfare Parenting Podcast. Barb shares her story of her 14 year old son watching pornography and the journey she embarked on with him to help break free from that addiction. She explains what she went through as a mother, why its so important to begin talking more openly about treating pornography addiction, and what resources are available for parents to help their children redevelop a healthy relationship with sex and recover from addiction.
Who is Barb Winters?
Barb Winters is the mom of a recovered pornography addict, a certified Sexual Risk Avoidance Specialist, and founder of Hopeful Mom: Supporting Parents in an Online World, where she offers encouragement and practical advice to parents and leaders. As Lead Facilitator at E3 Family Solutions, Inc., Barb equips students to make healthy choices. She’s a sought-after podcast and blogsite guest, published at Covenant Eyes and Focus on the Family, serves on anti-pornography committees, speaks at seminars, and advocates for human trafficking awareness. She and her husband reside in Florida, near two of their four children.
Things We Talk About in this Episode:
- What should I do if I discover my child has been exposed or has developed an addiction to pornography? What about if they fall back into that addiction after we start treating it?
- How do we create safe ways for our child to access the internet, especially when pornography is so easy to access?
- Why is having discussions about porn addiction important to keeping our children safe?
Resources:
Get access to free resources, check out Barb's book Sexpectations: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Healthy Relationships, and more on her website:www.hopefulmom.net
Order Laine's New Book, The Parent's Battle Plan: Warfare Strategies to Win Back Your Prodigal, here: www.amazon.com/Parents-Battle-Plan-Strategies-Prodigal
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