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5 Step Program

OUR PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT A PARENT’S REDIRECTION OF THEIR CHILDREN’S SEXUALITY FROM ONLINE PORNOGRAPHY TO A PARENT LED DISCUSSION OF HEALTHY SEXUALITY

Our program is not designed to have you or keep you in therapy or set up a long-term professional relationship. While long term therapy should be considered in cases of criminal or negative psychological behavior, The Third Talk is here to coach parents and their children on healthy sexuality, including but not limited to the absence of online pornography as sex education, sexting, consent and how to break up or accept a break up from someone you care about.

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FULL FAMILY SESSION

  • 1. Introduction

The introduction is always a full family session, meaning that parents and children will be involved. In this session we will determine what we are seeking from our work together, how we will interact, who speaks when, the terminology we will use, and the unwritten contracts we will create surrounding our work together. In many cases this one session is enough to create the communication necessary for ongoing and thoughtful family communication and is also offered as a stand alone product for families. 

  • 2. Challenges of SEM (Sexually Explicit Media)

In this session we will outline for both parents and children the physical, emotional, psychological, social, legal, and relational harm this content can cause young people. much more in depth than “pornography is bad for you” in this meeting we will go into the reasons ‘why’ young children should never view this content in a way that both parents and young people understand, absorb and appreciate.

  • 3. Contract Parents / Kids

In order to have continuous communication between parents, guardians and their young people after our work together, there needs to be clarity around safety and communication. Parents need to be a safe place for their kids to trust and reach out to. Here we will discuss the unwritten agreement between parents and their children about what happens if there is an exposure to pornography after our sessions, how that information is conveyed, and what the ramifications are in advance.

  • 4. Legal / Criminal Challenges faced by young people consuming this content.

While the legal system may feel very far away from most parents and certainly young children, the use of this content has shown to dramatically increase the likelihood that a young person will encounter law enforcement, especially boys. As schools both public and private develop policies that require them to act when confronted with behavior deemed inappropriate, the hands of a health teacher or guidance counselor may be tied in their ability to intervene when a previously innocent encounter may be deemed inappropriate by school authorities. Prevention is key as these violations can have permanent and significant consequences that may follow a child throughout adolescence into adulthood.

  • 5. Healthy Curiosity and Sexuality

In this fifth and final session we will discuss alternative options to pornography as sex education. Here we will offer healthy and age-appropriate strategies to navigate the important and nuanced nature of adolescent curiosity and sexuality. Here we will discuss boundaries, consent, communication, and social cues. We will discuss healthy strategies to approach someone who you have feelings for, how to listen to both words and read body language, and how to effectively breakup with someone you may still care about. In this session we will solidify the foundation for ongoing parent / child communication.

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At the moment Phone and Zoom Meetings are available. 

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This is the initial meeting. Subsequent meetings will be scheduled at convenient times after this meeting.