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CJ Scarlett

CJ Scarlett

CJ Scarlet, "The Badass Grandma," is a kid safety crusader, victim advocate, and award-winning author who founded Badass Grandma Ventures to help parents protect children from predators.

Sep 9, 2026

Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care

Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care

How Can We Protect Kids from Sexual Exploitation Without Scaring Them?

Sep 9 · 1h 0m

Tracy WhitneyHOST
23:01
Yes.
CJ Scarlet
CJ ScarletGUEST
23:02
So...
CJ Scarlet
CJ ScarletGUEST
23:03
Kids are going to try stuff.
CJ Scarlet
CJ ScarletGUEST
23:05
They're going to make dumb decisions.
CJ Scarlet
CJ ScarletGUEST
23:07
Every kid does this.
CJ Scarlet
CJ ScarletGUEST
23:08
That's part of how they're learning to grow and be an adult.
CJ Scarlet
CJ ScarletGUEST
23:12
And if the caregiver overreacts to what's happening, that kid is going to shut down and say, zip it and never bring it up, anything up again possibly.

8 MINS LATER

Tracy WhitneyHOST
30:57
Yeah.

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