{"id":528,"date":"2022-06-21T11:25:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/talking-your-child-about-campus-sexual-assault\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T21:57:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T21:57:54","slug":"talking-your-child-about-campus-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/blog\/talking-your-child-about-campus-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking to Your Child About Campus Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Please note: Entries within this blog may contain reference to instances of domestic abuse, dating abuse, sexual assault, abuse or harassment. At all times, Break the Cycle encourages readers to take whatever precautions necessary to protect themselves emotionally and psychologically.\u00a0 If you would like to speak with an advocate, please contact a 24\/7 peer advocate at\u00a0<\/span>866-331-9474<\/a>\u00a0 or text “loveis” to 22522.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Talking to Your Child About Campus Sexual Assault<\/div>\n
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The problem of sexual assault on campus continues to persist and make headlines in the news. But if you have a child and you think, \u201cthey don\u2019t care what I say,\u201d or \u201cthey don\u2019t want to hear me talk about that,\u201d you\u2019re wrong. Whether your teen is still choosing which school they\u2019ll go to in the fall, is a freshman at college in their spring semester, or is a freshman in high school just beginning to navigate how to get into college, one of the best things you do for your child is open up the line of communication <\/span>before anything could happen. It may be a difficult conversation for you to have, but it\u2019s necessary for the safety and health of your child.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some tips to help you ease into this important conversation:<\/span><\/p>\n