Friend of Trace – Richard Cohen, M.A.

Richard Cohen, M.A. is the founder and executive director of Positive Approaches To Healthy Sexuality, or PATH, a psychotherapist, educator, and author. He travels the world teaching on such issues as healthy sexuality, marital relations, communication skills, parenting skills, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

He has authored seven books, and also does consultations and speaking engagements at colleges and conferences.

Healthy Touch & Emotional Connection

Trace Embry, Michelle Hill, together with guest Richard Cohen, M.A. discuss the changing dynamics of the parent-child relationship in our American culture. They argue that children today have more influence and authority in their homes than previous generations, which some view as progress, while others see it as potentially harmful.

Richard Cohen, M.A. shares about his book “Healing Humanity: Love, Time, Touch, and Talk.”  He emphasizes the importance of healthy touch in parenting, arguing that many people in Western culture are oversexed because they are undernourished in terms of healthy, non-sexual touch.

He suggests that parents should introduce healthy touch incrementally and always inform their children before implementing a new parenting skill. Cohen also discusses the importance of parents modeling healthy touch and emotional connection in their own relationships.

Episode Highlights:

• Have we helped our kids survive the American Culture norms? 
• Learn what healthy touch is within the family, community, church and the culture?
• Is it possible to have a deep need and desire for appropriate touch by others without realizing it, particularly by one’s parent?
• How to attach and show affection to your child in a healthy way?

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