Let’s Not Make Women Powerless in the Name of God

by Sheila Gregoire | Apr 18, 2016 | abuse, healing

My heart hurts when I hear stories of what happens when women (or children or men, for that matter) are made powerless. (I know on Mondays I publish Reader Questions, but I really wanted to write this post last night. The reader question will come on Thursday!)...

Before You Let Your Teenager Baby-Sit, Read This

by Sheila Gregoire | Apr 12, 2011 | abuse, Parenting, teenagers

I have teenage daughters, and it is always a bit of a balancing act figuring out how to prepare them for possible danger, and how not to make them cynical and suspicious about everything. Yet there is one area where I think parents are far too lenient when it comes to...

More Thoughts on Helping Girls Stay Safe

by Sheila Gregoire | Sep 2, 2010 | teenagers

A while ago I wrote a post on how parents can help their girls reduce the risk of sexual assault. I was careful to say that we could never entirely eliminate it–after all, a lot of sexual assault is by family members–but that we should do what we can to...

Keeping Daughters Safe: 9 Ways to Protect Yourself from Sexual Assault

by Sheila Gregoire | Aug 9, 2010 | abuse, teenagers

There is little more devastating to a woman than to be sexually assaulted. As I speak around North America talking about how God designed sex to be in marriage, I talk to so many women bearing scars from being assaulted or abused, and it’s so sad. And every...