A Mom's Life

Hidden in plain sight. When teaching becomes touching

June 10, 2020 Natalie & Katie Season 1 Episode 15
A Mom's Life
Hidden in plain sight. When teaching becomes touching
Show Notes

Episode 15. A mother's heartbreaking fight for justice for her daughter.

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This is Stephanie's story of how she found out about an unlawful incident involving her daughter and her gym teacher. It's a story of anger, outrage and a relentless fight parents are taking on for their girls. 

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WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THIS EPISODE

-Stephanie explains why she's sharing her story.
-The phone call she received from the police department.
-How she found out it was the gym teacher. 
-How she found out it wasn't solely her daughter. 
-The surveillance video. The doorbell. 
-Why her daughter didn't speak up.
-The guilt she feels as a parent as a result of what happened.
-The advice she has for parents.
-The charges, the arrest, the trial, the verdict, the sentence.
-The petition for harsher sentencing 
-The bond that her, her husband, and the other parents have created. 
-The action they continue to take.
-The final words she has for her daughter's gym teacher. 

MIKES MINUTE
-How to talk to your child about inappropriate touching?
-At what age do you begin?
-Should we apologize for the way we parent?
-Having open conversations with our kids.
-Signs that your child might have experienced something like this.
-The guilt parents feel.

STAY WITH US
Next week, we unpack this issue even further.
A deeper dive into inappropriate relationships with children, touching, abuse.
We also hear from another local family impacted by this teacher and the fight to get Erin's Law passed in Ohio.

LINKS FROM THE SHOW
Click here for warning signs
Click here for how to talk to your kids
Click here for Erin's Law
Click here for the Petition

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