Talk Early, Talk Often Book Release - Resilience & Relationships - Stephanie Olson, Rebecca Saunders, Dylan YeomansTalk Early, Talk Often Book Release - Resilience & Relationships - Stephanie Olson, Rebecca Saunders, Dylan Yeomans
Resilience in Life and Leadership
Stephanie Olson talks with Rebecca Saunders and Dylan Yeomans about her book *Talk Early, Talk Often*, which focuses on family conversations about human trafficking and technology. They discuss practical tools for parents, the impact of the digital age on kids, and plans for future resources on handling difficult emotional conversations.
20:50•27 May 2026
Talk Early, Talk Often: Parenting, Tech and Tough Conversations
Episode Overview
- Ongoing, age-appropriate conversations about human trafficking and technology help children stay safer online.
- A quick-reference guide on topics like sexting, sharenting and online gaming can support parents in the heat of the moment.
- Technology and algorithms mean each child’s online experience is different, so parents need to stay actively involved.
- Being a safe adult and responding carefully to disclosures can either strengthen or damage a child’s trust.
- Reflection questions can help adults think through their responses before difficult conversations arise.
“"Technology has changed parenting in such a dramatic way... it's an entirely new aspect of how we parent."”
Curious about how others manage their kids’ digital lives while trying to keep them safe from harm? This episode of *Resilience in Life and Leadership* centres on Stephanie Olson’s new book, *Talk Early, Talk Often: Why Families Need to Have Ongoing Conversations About Human Trafficking and Technology*.
Stephanie, together with Rebecca Saunders and Dylan Yeomans, chats through why this book has been two years in the making and why so many parents, grandparents, and caregivers have been asking for exactly this kind of resource. As Stephanie explains, it’s designed to help you talk to your children about human trafficking, social media safety, and digital life in a practical, down‑to‑earth way.
There’s a “parent quick guide”, a digital safety agreement, reflections, and even key phone numbers for national resources. Rebecca shares what it was like to read the book early on, saying it “felt like you’re talking to a friend” and that she finished it in under 24 hours.
She especially values that she can quickly flip back to sections on topics like sexting, sharenting, online gaming and red flags, which is exactly what busy parents need when a tough conversation suddenly lands in their lap. The trio also talks about how technology has dramatically changed parenting, how algorithms feed different content to each child, and why being a “safe adult” is crucial.
Stephanie highlights the damage that can be done with an unhelpful response to a child’s disclosure and why the book’s reflection questions matter for building better responses. They round things off by teasing a future book and course focused on handling difficult emotional conversations, such as disclosures of abuse or comments like “this person makes me uncomfortable”.
If you’ve ever felt unprepared for those big chats with your kids, this conversation might give you the language and confidence you’ve been missing. So, are you ready to talk earlier and more often with the young people in your life?
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