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Most parents assume someone else will have this conversation. The school will cover it. The curriculum will handle it. The system will step in. That assumption is exactly how children get hurt. I have worked with enough founders and CEOs to know that the most organised, most prepared people in the room often have this one blind spot at home. We plan for everything in business. We do not plan for this conversation. So let me make it simple. Good touch makes a child feel safe and comfortable. Bad touch makes a child feel uncomfortable, confused, or scared. Any touch that comes with the instruction to keep it secret is always worth telling a trusted adult about. Three sentences. That is genuinely all it takes to start. What takes more effort is building the kind of relationship where your child believes they can come to you with anything. Without fear. Without shame. Without worrying about your reaction. That is the real work. Because predators do not announce themselves. They build trust slowly. They create secrets gradually. They rely entirely on a child not knowing what to say. Or not believing anyone will listen. The moment your child knows the words, understands the difference, and trusts that you will hear them without panic or judgment. You remove the most powerful weapon a predator has. Silence. This is not a school's job alone. It is ours. Talk to your children today. Not when they are older. Not after the next school term begins. Today. The conversation you keep postponing is the one that matters most. Have you had this conversation with your child yet? - Amish Keshwani