Defend Young Minds

Defend Young Minds Helping parents and professionals defend kids from the serious harms of po*******hy. Talking to kids about po*******hy is overwhelming.

Defend Young Minds creates tools to make tough talks easy. We educate, encourage and equip parents and professionals and anyone committed to helping children thrive in a digital world. Here you will find:
1) Answers to your most difficult questions from experts in the fields of mental health, addiction recovery, law enforcement, education and parenting.
2) A community of other proactive parents wh

o are also trying to navigate the challenges of raising kids in a digital age.
3) Parent alerts on the latest threats and relevant dangers kids are facing online.
4) Our best-selling book series to show kids how to install an INTERNAL filter in their own brains: Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today's Young Kids and Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds.
5) FREE resources including downloadable lists, posters and first-step
guides on how to Prepare & Prevent, Help & Heal and Share & Speak Up.
6) The NEW Brain Defense: Digital Safety curriculum--an engaging video-based program designed to arm kids with safe technology habits to protect their growing minds. Join us at www.defendyoungminds.com, on Twitter , and on
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📚 Help your local library bring Good Pictures Bad Pictures to more families, and you could win a $50 Amazon gift card!If...
09/01/2026

📚 Help your local library bring Good Pictures Bad Pictures to more families, and you could win a $50 Amazon gift card!

If your library doesn’t currently carry Good Pictures Bad Pictures, Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr., or Good Pictures Bad Pictures Guide for Girls, you can request them!

Request these books for your local library, and you’ll be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card! 🎉

Here’s how to enter:

1️⃣ Check your local library’s catalog to see if they carry the books.

2️⃣ If they don’t, request one or more through the library’s “Suggest a Purchase” form or ask a librarian.

3️⃣ Follow us and comment the name of your library system below.

That’s it! We’ll enter you into our drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card on September 15!

It’s a simple way to help make these books available to more families in your community. 💙

When a child has been impacted by sexually explicit content, knowing what happened is only the beginning.The next questi...
08/31/2026

When a child has been impacted by sexually explicit content, knowing what happened is only the beginning.

The next question is: How do we help them heal?

The Heal Young Minds Conference is a live virtual training designed for the professionals on the front lines (mental health professionals, school counselors, educators, social workers, child advocates, pediatric professionals, and others who work with children and adolescents).

On November 13, experts from multiple fields will explore how exposure to sexualized content can affect developing brains, behavior, and relationships. We will provide practical, evidence-based approaches for recognizing signs of trauma, identifying problematic sexual behaviors, and supporting healing and resilience.

✨ 6.25 CE hours available
💻 Live virtual conference
📅 November 13, 2026
💲 Early-bird registration: $99 through October 31

If you work with kids, this training can give you tools to better recognize what may be happening beneath the surface, and respond with knowledge, compassion, and effective intervention.

**See the comments for a link to learn more and register

You can put filters on your kids’ devices. 🔒 You can use parental controls. You can set boundaries around what they can ...
08/28/2026

You can put filters on your kids’ devices. 🔒 You can use parental controls. You can set boundaries around what they can access. 📱

But eventually, they’re going to be somewhere you can’t control. At a friend’s house, on someone else’s device, or simply out in the world.

That’s why we want to help our kids build an internal filter when it comes to p**nography. We want them to know what it is, understand why it’s not healthy for them, and feel confident saying no when they encounter it.

This quote from Dr. Justin Coulson during his interview with Kristen Jenson on the Happy Families Podcast really stuck with us:

“You can fence your swimming pool, but you cannot fence the ocean.”

External filters are important. We absolutely want parents to use them. But they can’t be the whole plan.

Our kids need to know what to do when the fence isn’t there.

**See the comments for the full episode with Dr. Justin Coulson and Kristen!

🎤 We’re excited to share that Kristen Jenson, founder of Defend Young Minds, will be a speaker at the 2026 SHE Summit!Th...
08/26/2026

🎤 We’re excited to share that Kristen Jenson, founder of Defend Young Minds, will be a speaker at the 2026 SHE Summit!

The SHE Summit is a free, 5-day virtual event happening October 19–23, bringing together 40+ experts and storytellers to explore the deeper emotional, relational, identity, trauma, and spiritual drivers behind women’s experiences and paths toward healing.

Kristen will be sharing her expertise as part of this important conversation, and we’d love for you to join us!

✨ The summit is FREE to attend!
✨ Upgraded passes are also available for extended and lifetime access.
✨ Use code DEFEND to save 10% on an upgraded pass.

👉 **See the comments for a link to register

Every school handles tech a little differently. But that doesn’t mean parents have to sit back and hope their kids are p...
08/25/2026

Every school handles tech a little differently. But that doesn’t mean parents have to sit back and hope their kids are protected.

You don’t need to be a tech expert to ask good questions or advocate for your child. You just need to know what to ask and be willing to start the conversation.

📱Swipe through for 10 tech safety topics to bring to your child’s school this year.

And if you’re getting ready for the school year, we have something else to help.

**See the comments for links to our Brain Defense digital safety curriculum, along with our free Back-to-School Tech Safety Checklist. 🎒

08/24/2026

Body safety isn’t a “one and done” conversation. It’s something we build with our kids over time.

When kids learn early that their body belongs to them (that they get to decide who touches them, sees them, or has access to them) they carry that understanding with them as they grow.

📱 And later, when phones, DMs, and social pressure enter the picture, those same lessons can become digital boundaries.

They know their “no” matters. They know they don’t owe anyone access to their body, whether it’s in person or through a screen.

That’s what we want for our kids: the confidence to recognize pressure and say, “No, I’m not sending that,” without feeling like they need to explain themselves or make the other person happy.

The conversations we have about body safety today can give our kids tools they’ll use online tomorrow. 💙

🎥 Kimberly King

Like many parents, Summer thought she had locked down her son’s iPhone. 📵 No internet. No App Store. But he still found ...
08/21/2026

Like many parents, Summer thought she had locked down her son’s iPhone. 📵 No internet. No App Store. But he still found a way in.

🚪 A back door through apps.
🤫 Hidden struggles with p**n.
💔 Years of silent battles.

She did everything she could, but iPhones weren’t built with child safety in mind. Unfortunately, we can't just wait for tech companies or legislation to better protect our kids. The only foolproof filter is an internal one, or an inner desire to protect their growing brain! Start the conversation with our books, "Good Pictures Bad Pictures."

Want to know more surprising reasons why iPhones aren’t safe for kids? ➡️ check out the comments for our full article!

08/19/2026

New backpack? Check. New shoes? Check. Devices actually ready for the school year? Let’s fix that. 🎒

Between school-issued laptops, hand-me-down phones, and everything in between, it’s easy for device safety to get pushed to the bottom of the back-to-school list.

That’s why we teamed up with Family Tech to create one simple checklist covering it all: school devices, personal devices, and the household rules that apply to everyone.

But settings are only part of the picture. Settings can help protect the device. Conversations help prepare your kid.

We also included a simple plan your child can practice ahead of time, so they know what to do if they come across something online that makes them uncomfortable or catches them off guard.

Add it to your back-to-school prep list, right alongside the school supplies and first-day outfits.

**Check out the comments for the free PDF.

Here's the uncomfortable truth about kid tech: the "safe" choice you made last year might not be safe today. 👀A lot of p...
08/17/2026

Here's the uncomfortable truth about kid tech: the "safe" choice you made last year might not be safe today. 👀

A lot of parenting-and-tech advice gets written once and never updated, but the tech itself doesn't sit still. A watch that was "safe" a year ago might have new features, new risks, or a backend nobody ever mentioned in the reviews. 🔍

You don't have to catch every story like this one. That's kind of what we're here for. But if something on your kid's wrist (or in their pocket) has been sitting untouched since you set it up, it might be worth a second look this week.

**See the link in the comments for the full WIRED article

The days of having just one “big talk” with your child are behind us.Instead, think of it as a series of conversations t...
08/14/2026

The days of having just one “big talk” with your child are behind us.

Instead, think of it as a series of conversations that grow alongside your child.

One simple way to open the door:

💡 Ask: “When (not if) was the last time you saw something online that made you uncomfortable?”

Then follow up by sharing your own experiences with unexpected exposure. (Like a surprising pop-up, a movie trailer, or a magazine cover at the grocery store.)

When kids know they won’t be punished or shamed for what they see, they’re more likely to come to you when they need help.

Small conversations today can build trust that lasts for years. 💙

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