{"id":276,"date":"2015-09-10T20:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/?p=276"},"modified":"2015-09-06T15:36:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-06T13:36:48","slug":"how-to-have-difficult-conversations-with-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/how-to-have-difficult-conversations-with-children\/","title":{"rendered":"How to have difficult conversations with Children : Episode 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are certain meaningful and important conversations that we need to have with children, but often the tricky and difficult conversations are not had, as we find them so uncomfortable to explore. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rod and Kate Power share some ideas on how to talk with children about sensitive topics, like how to protect their private parts, in an attempt to empower children against sexual abuse. \u00a0They have created a useful tool (a book called &#8220;My Underpants Rule&#8221;) to help parents have this uncomfortable conversation in an engaging and empowering way, helping both parents and children. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among<strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0other tips, they talk with Telana about:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developing trust, <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">giving children permission to talk up when they are violated, <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the importance of listening to children and<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tips on how to handle the situation with a child if you suspect abuse.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(For more detailed information on the book &#8220;My Underpants Rule&#8221; see the <a title=\"Let's Talk Possibility Episode 133\" href=\"http:\/\/talkpossibility.innercoaching.co.za\/how-to-empower-children-against-child-sexual-abuse-episode-133\" target=\"_blank\">Let&#8217;s Talk Possibility show about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Podcast:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Audio:<br \/>\n<\/strong><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4879\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-276-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/communication\/Children-Rod-Kate-Power-Ep16.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/communication\/Children-Rod-Kate-Power-Ep16.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/communication\/Children-Rod-Kate-Power-Ep16.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/communication\/Children-Rod-Kate-Power-Ep16.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/?powerpress_pinw=276-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/communication\/Children-Rod-Kate-Power-Ep16.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Children-Rod-Kate-Power-Ep16.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AyaVcD0GjS4?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rod-Power.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Rod-Power-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"Accelerated Learning Expert\" width=\"115\" height=\"150\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>About Rod Power<\/h2>\n<p>Rod\u2019s skills in leadership, education and training were honed in the corporate world, which most recently saw him running a multinational business. He has left that behind to focus on making the world safer for children. His expertise in effective learning and talent for ridiculous rhyme bring My Underpants RULE! to life.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>About Kate\u00a0Power<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Kate-Power-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"x-Police Officer &amp; Author\" width=\"126\" height=\"150\" align=\"left\" \/>Kate is a mother of three young children. She was a Police Officer from 1992 to 2011, where she saw some of the worst sides of life. By far the most disturbing were incidences involving harm to children. A\u00a0magic illustrator, her experience coupled with studies in Criminology, Psychology and Teaching form the foundation for My Underpants RULE!<\/p>\n<h2>Contact and Info<\/h2>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<strong><a title=\"My Underpants Rule Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myunderpantsrule.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">myunderpantsrule.com<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFacebook:\u00a0<strong><a title=\"My Underpants Rule on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myunderpantsrule\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">myunderpantsrule<\/span><\/a> <\/strong><br \/>\nTwitter: <a title=\"My Underpants Rule on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/underpantsrule\" target=\"_blank\">@underpantsrule<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are certain meaningful and important conversations that we need to have with children, but often the tricky and difficult conversations are not had, as we find them so uncomfortable to 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