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Communication styles

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 3 Identifying your own communication habits and styles — and the styles of people close to you — can help you adapt, avoid conflict and improve how you listen to and are heard by others.

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PRIDE skills

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 4 KCSARC’s Family Services Specialists and Preventionist share one of their favorite parenting tools: Praise, Reflect, Imitate, Describe, and Enthusiasm (PRIDE). Learn the five communication skills that help normalize talking about all things big and small with your child.

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PLAIN talk

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 4 Our parent educators walk through the five communications practices we call PLAIN (Praise, Listen, Attitude, Initiate, and Negotiate). Learn how these techniques can open up communications with older youth and even adults in your life.

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The case for consistency

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 5 When it comes to parenting, consistency in adhering to values, agreements and guidelines is a game-changer, allowing everyone to feel a sense of security and emotional safety. KCSARC’s Family Services Specialists and Preventionist talk about the line between being flexible and being consistent.

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Tangible takeaway: The art of active listening

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 5.5 KCSARC’s Family Services Specialists share why actively listening to your child is so important, and a skill we should practice in all of our relationships

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Parenting a teen

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 6  It can be challenging for parents and caregivers to know how to support a teenager, especially while juggling all of life’s other demands. KCSARC’s Family Services Specialists and Preventionist discuss how parents can support the teens in their lives, what’s typical adolescent behavior, and what behavior could be a red flag. 

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If your child discloses, cover the BASES

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 7  Learning that your child has been sexually abused is likely one of the most difficult things you’ll ever face. KCSARC parent educators share what to do, what BASES (Believe, Affirm, Support, Empower and Safety) are, and why knowing these responses are so valuable to a child survivor.

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“What you’re going through is a season” with Heaven

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 8  In this first part of a conversation with a courageous KCSARC Speakers Bureau member, Heaven shares her story and a hopeful message for others who, like her, are parenting survivors of child sexual abuse.

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“The aftercare of trauma” part 2 with Heaven

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 9  In part 2 of our conversation with KCSARC Speakers Bureau member Heaven, she shares more about the ongoing healing process for her and her family following her daughter’s disclosure of sexual abuse.

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Measure your success incrementally with Stephanie

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 10  Stephanie is a former KCSARC client and parent of three child sexual assault survivors. She shares how knowing more about sexual abuse and trauma has empowered her and helped her family with their healing process.

CW: suicide ideation, depression, child physical and sexual abuse