How do we teach children what healthy love, self-worth, boundaries and emotional safety look like before harmful relationship patterns begin?
In this powerful and deeply important episode of Let’s Reconnect, Breanna Jayne Sada speaks with educator, advocate and founder of the Self Love Safe Love Collective, Lauren Armstrong.
Lauren shares her lived experience of domestic violence in both childhood and adulthood, and how that inspired her mission to help children build an internal compass strong enough to guide them toward safe, respectful relationships and away from harm.
Together, Breanna and Lauren explore how parents, teachers and trusted adults can start age-appropriate conversations with children about safe love, unhealthy behaviours, self-esteem, boundaries, coercion, emotional safety and family violence prevention.
They also discuss why these conversations cannot wait until the teen years, and how teaching children to value themselves may be one of the strongest protective factors we can offer.
This episode also includes an important discussion on the rise of teen gambling in Australia, new government restrictions on gambling advertising, and what parents need to know.
Children learn what love looks like early.
The relationships they witness and experience can shape what feels normal later in life.
Self-worth is protective.
Children who value themselves are more likely to notice disrespect, coercion and unhealthy treatment.
You don’t need all the answers.
Parents, teachers and coaches do not need to “fix” everything. Often being a safe adult who listens is the first step.
Repair matters.
No parent is perfect. Apologising, owning mistakes and reconnecting after conflict builds trust.
It is never too late.
Whether your child is 5 or 15, healthy relationship conversations can start now.
1800RESPECT – 1800 737 732
Lifeline Australia – 13 11 14
Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800
Lauren Armstrong - Self Love Safe Love Collective
Self Love Safe Love Collective
Self Love Safe Love on Instagram
Breanna runs a short 4 hour course for adults called Conversations about Gambling. If you'd like her to run this for your organisation you can get some more information here
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