FARMINGTON — Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services and the Franklin County Children’s Task Force are offering a new workshop, Parents in the Know,” for parents and guardians.

The free four-week workshop will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Mt. Blue High School beginning Tuesday, May 17. Child care will be provided.

The goal of the program is to learn how to keep children safer by preventing sexual abuse. Statistics show that children are abused 85 to 95 percent of the time by someone they know, and it is often someone the family trusts, or an older child.

The workshop includes discussions and activities about establishing boundaries; information to help in identifying problematic behaviors from adults; steps to promote healthy relationships; understanding age-appropriate sexual development; and strategies on becoming an active adult bystander.

FMI, register: 207-778-9522, [email protected].