Children, Teens & Young Adults
Abuse is when someone, usually someone you trust, uses their power to hurt you.
I made these videos so that you can learn about and protect yourself from abuse.
In “How to Spot a Sneaky Spider,” I use the idea of a sneaky spider weaving a web to trap you and hurt you– hurt your feelings, hurt your mind and your heart. This idea will help you understand sneaky emotional abuse, which is also known as grooming.
In “How to Spot an Obvious Spider,” I again use the spider metaphor, but focus on obvious emotional, physical and sexual abuse.
In both videos I focus on spider coaches. Unfortunately, there are also spider school teachers, music teachers, religious leaders, activity leaders, tutors, doctors, friends, and sometimes even relatives.
If you can learn to spot sneaky and obvious spiders, you can protect yourself and your friends from abuse.
Children
please watch these videos with an adult you trust and feel safe with, and pause the videos whenever you want.
Teens & Young Adults
Who We Serve
Dr. Amy Saltzman
I created this website and these videos to:
- Help children and adults spot and stop all types of abuse
Sneaky emotional abuse (also known as grooming), and obvious emotional, physical and sexual abuse – of athletes (and students, musicians, actors, chess players….)
- Raise funds for teams, clubs, and national governing bodies
As well as for select nonprofits devoted to promoting holistic, positive, athlete-centered coaching, and to preventing abuse.
- Provide free viewings for athletes in underserved communities
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