Kristen A. Jenson, MA

Child Digital Safety Advocate and Best-Selling Author

Kristen A. Jenson is the founder of Defend Young Minds®, owner and CEO of Glen Cove Press™, and #1 best-selling author of the Good Pictures Bad Pictures read-aloud books, which have translations in a dozen languages and are now augmented by the Good Pictures Bad Pictures Guidebook for Counseling Kids which supports child therapists and educators. Kristen’s work also includes the Brain Defense: Digital Safety® curriculum and an upcoming new Good Pictures Bad Pictures Guide for Girls book. 

Kristen is a positive voice for raising empowered, resilient, screen-smart kids who know how and why to reject pornography. She instills hope and confidence and leaves her audiences with pragmatic advice they can act on immediately to defend young minds.

Kristen has raised her strong voice at international conferences and symposiums such as the United Nations Civil Societies Conference and the National Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Global Summit. She has testified before the Washington State Senate Law and Justice Committee on the public health crisis of pornography, and she is a trusted guest on a variety of media platforms as she speaks up for defending children from pornography and all forms of sexual exploitation. 

Kristen received her bachelor’s degree in English Literature and her master’s degree in Organizational Communication. She is a mother of three and grandmother of three, and currently lives with her husband in Washington State. You can follow her work at DefendYoungMinds.com or on social media platforms @DefendYoungMinds.