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Did you know that it’s considered child abuse to expose a child to inappropriate media? Here’s how to protect children from online threats.

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When A Child Is Exposed To Online Dangers

A child’s accidental exposure to online inappropriate material. It traumatizes children who view it. They need immediate trauma-focused care to process and heal. Trauma from exposure can affect children in many ways. Often, traumatized children experience:

• Sleep disturbances including nightmares and insomnia
• Mood swings and behavioral issues
• Somberness, sadness
• Preoccupation with sexuality
• Fear and anxiety about safety

You Can Set Boundaries To Protect Young Kids From Online Threats

Courageous women who face the devastation of betrayal trauma, emotional abuse, and betrayal can find help, healing, and support as they set and maintain boundaries that keep their children safe from exploitative media.

An example of a boundary that would protect women and children from the chaotic harm and abuse of exploitative media use. Is asking the user to relocate to a different living space. So that his material cannot harm anyone in the family.

You Can Be Proactive In Teaching Children About Online Harms

Often, children have a trauma response. All children exposed to it are abuse victims. They should be treated with compassion, respect, and the intentional care that any trauma victim would receive for abuse. In addition to trauma-focused care, women may find resources helpful in helping their children understand the truths about it. The book Good Pictures, Bad Pictures may help teach children about it.

Our online support group for betrayal trauma offer support, validation, and community to women all over the world who seek safety and healing if their husband’s exploitative content use betrayed them. Attend a session today.

Transcript: How To Protect Children From Online Abuse

Anne: I have a good friend on today’s episode. Her name is Kristen Jenson, and she’s the founder of Defend Young Minds, an organization that helps protect young kids from online threats by teaching them strategies and skills to use as they go about their lives.

Welcome, Kristen.

Kristen: Thanks, Anne. It’s great to be here with you.

Anne: My kids love y