What does Cain Velasquez tell parents about protecting their kids from abuse?

Cain Velasquez told Shawn Ryan that parents should talk to children about appropriate and inappropriate touch from a young age, during potty training, and tell them they are in charge of their own body. He said children need a safe place to speak without being judged, and that parents must report abuse to the authorities rather than just remove their child, because otherwise it keeps happening to other kids.

• Velasquez said a warning sign with his son was a sudden slide backwards in potty training.
• Velasquez said many adults later told him they disclosed abuse as children and their parents did nothing.

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“And you're in control of your own body.” Cain Velasquez · at 3:23:39 — open in the transcript →

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on The Shawn Ryan Show (2026-10-29). Read the whole episode summary →

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