Join Network for Victim Recovery of DC as we discuss how to talk about consent, grief, and loss with children. Caregivers, parents, guardians, and other adults welcome.

This event is free and open to the public. Please secure your spot by getting a free ticket above. Donations are welcome and can be accepted on this page or using the link nvrdc.org/donate.

Here is a list of books that we recommend for kids:

The Rabbit Listened By Cori Doerrfield
Maybe Tomorrow By Charlotte Agell
The Grief Rock By Natasha Daniels
Trauma-Saurus Rex By Denise Allen
Yes! No!: A First Conversation About Consent By Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, And Isabel Roxas
Can I Give You A Squish? By Emily Neilson
Consent Ninja By Mary Nhin
I Choose To Say No By Elizabeth Estrada
Don’t Hug Doug: (He Doesn’t Like It) By Carrie Finison And Daniel Wiseman
We Ask Permission By Lydia Bowers And Isabel Muñoz
Don’t Hug The Quokka! By Daniel Errico And Mia Powell
Where Hands Go By Krystaelynne Sanders Diggs And Ananta Mohanta
Body Boundaries Make Me Stronger By Elizabeth Cole
Harrison P. Spader, Personal Space Invader By Christianne Jones And Cale Atkinson

Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC) provides free, holistic, and comprehensive advocacy, case management and legal services to victims of all types of crime regardless of income. We believe that victims deserve respect for their dignity in the aftermath of a crime. NVRDC seeks to empower crime victims in the District of Columbia by meeting them where they are and, in doing so, to provide vital services in order to achieve justice and encourage self-determination.

How to Talk with Kids About Tough Topics: Consent, Grief, and Loss

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