2022 Salt Lake City UCAP Conference
Raising Strong Kids in a Porn Culture
It can be discouraging raising children and teens in a culture where they are bombarded with overtly sexual imagery, including pornography. However, we don’t need to be scared. We just need to be prepared!
We will discuss small, simple habits and conversations to build resilience in our children and teens. Critical to building this resiliency is showing our kids how to fill their physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social “accounts” with positive experiences, teaching them how to understand media, and teaching them how to navigate our tech-saturated world.
Just as essential is teaching our kids what real, sexual intimacy is all about. And just like good health isn’t just about avoiding junk food, rising above a pornified culture is much more than just knowing what to avoid. It’s time to inspire our children to stand up, speak out, and be strong!
Dina Alexander
Dina Alexander is the founder of Educate and Empower Kids (educateempowerkids.org), an organization determined to strengthen families by teaching digital citizenship, media literacy, and healthy sexuality education—including education about the dangers of online porn. She is the creator of How to Talk to Your Kids About Pornography, and the 30 Days of Sex Talks and 30 Days to a Stronger Child programs.
Most recently she has published The Powers of Heaven: A Priesthood Guide for Latter-day Saint Girls and Boys, Chloe Has a Question, and This is the Spirit of Revelation for Latter-day Saint children and their families.
Some of her other publications include Noah’s New Phone: A Story About Using Technology for Good, Petra’s Power to See: A Media Literacy Adventure, Messages about Me: A Journey to Healthy Body Image, and Conversations with My Kids: 30 Essential Family Discussions for the Digital Age.
She received her master’s degree in recreation therapy from the University of Utah and her bachelors from Brigham Young University. She loves being a mom and spending time with her husband and three kids. Together, they live in New Mexico.