Teaching children about personal boundaries is a powerful way to support both their safety and their overall development. This live webinar focuses on how adults can intentionally build skills such as body awareness, autonomy, empathy, and consent—skills that are essential not only for healthy relationships, but also for effective CSA prevention.
Presented by returning guest speaker Lindsey Burhardt, Author and Director of Prevention Initiatives at Families Flourish ND, this session reframes everyday developmental skills as critical protective factors. Participants will explore how open, age-appropriate conversations and consistent boundary-respecting practices help children feel confident expressing their needs, preferences, and limits.
Learning Objectives
Explain how foundational skills, such as autonomy, empathy, and consent, lay the groundwork for child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention, rather than being viewed as merely part of typical development.
Identify and apply strategies to support body awareness in children, in ways that are age‑appropriate and empowering.
Name effective prevention strategies that adults can use to reduce CSA risk, along with practical ways to empower children.
Lindsey has been the Director of the North Dakota Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Task Force since January 2022. In this role, she has been instrumental in advancing initiatives to ensure the safety and well-being of children across North Dakota. Lindsey is deeply committed to the belief that every child deserves a happy, healthy, and carefree childhood, free from the threat of sexual abuse.
Lindsey holds a Bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead.
In addition to her professional achievements, Lindsey is a devoted mother of four. She is also an active volunteer with a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the self-esteem of adolescent girls and serves as an ordained minister. Lindsey’s positive attitude and relentless energy are evident in her advocacy efforts, making a significant impact on the lives of many.
In recognition of her contributions across North Dakota, Lindsey was honored with the North Dakota Woman of the Year Award in the category of Youth Advocacy by the Fargo-Moorhead YWCA in April 2024.