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As a parent, you are the missing link in your child’s sex education. Talking openly helps with safeguarding, improves mental health and strengthens the parent-child connection. Sex ed begins at home – and it’s one of the most important jobs in the world!

“When parts of our bodies go undescribed, we often feel they are wrong or forbidden. Outspoken Sex Ed is a step toward universality and acceptance – for ourselves and for each other”

– feminist icon Gloria Steinem

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Actor Kristen Bell, age 44, on talking openly

“There should be no topic that’s off the table for people to talk about.

 

There are all these ‘hard topics’ that don’t have to be if you give the person on the other end your vulnerability and a little bit of credit.

[With my daughters] we talk about sex.

 

The word taboo should be stricken from the dictionary. I talk to my kids about drugs and the fact that their daddy is an addict and in recovery’ (referring to how her husband, actor Dax Shepard, has battled substance abuse. He’s been sober for over 16 years)”​

WORDS ​Kristen Bell leaves Jimmy Kimmel in disbelief after controversial parenting decision (Hello, 24/9/24)

MAYDAY MOMENTS
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“What are they doing?”

Your 8-year-old sees a pop-up ad for porn on the computer 

What do you do?

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“You’re furry!”

Your 3-year-old notices your body after a shower

What do you say?

TIPS BY TOPIC

Browse information, advice and resources on every topic under the sex & relationships sun

Making babies, puberty before it hits and

teenage development

Seeking out healthy, respectful relationships from childhood on

Knowing what you like

and being able to tell others what you want

The impact of porn on kids’ attitudes & behaviour and navigating sexting

Becoming who you are

and accepting others’ sexual identities

Critical thinking and resilience in the face of limiting stereotypes

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Whether your child is into Transformers or texting, age-specific help is at hand

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What is age appropriate? Click here to read about the “life course approach”

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING…

“When parts of our bodies go undescribed, we often feel they are wrong or forbidden. Outspoken Sex Ed is a step toward universality and acceptance – for ourselves and for each other”

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Gloria Steinem – feminist icon, leading social political activist, speaker and author of My Life On The Road

“We’re all trying to figure out how to talk to our children about this tricky stuff, and I’m turning to Outspoken Sex Ed for a few tips”

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Anna Whitehouse – author, columnist and founder of Mother Pukka 

“The best support and protection parents can offer young people is ensuring they have all the information they need to make decisions about their health, body, sexual exploration and emotions – which is what Outspoken is all about”

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Sara Pascoe – comedian, author and member of Outspoken Advisory Board

”As a parent I felt enabled and empowered to have age-and-stage appropriate conversations with my children after the Outspoken Sex Ed workshop. This suddenly felt like a challenge I could take on with gusto rather than shying away from”

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Dr Pooky Knightsmith – child and adolescent mental-health expert and author

“I totally love Outspoken Sex Ed and everything it stands for! This is wonderful work and very much needed”

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Dr Naomi Sutton – NHS sexual-health consultant on E4’s The Sex Clinic and member of Outspoken Advisory Board

“Misinformation about sex has always been part of teenage life. But today, with pornography and social media, young people are exposed to a tsunami of false and damaging ideas and information. It’s therefore our duty to provide young people with a healthy counter-narrative. The work of Outspoken – which provides resources for parents and teachers to have open, honest conversations about sex and relationships – is therefore more crucial than ever

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Natasha Devon MBE – mental-health and body-image campaigner 

Incredibly helpful. I feel much better equipped to deal with what I thought would be awkward conversations – actually I don’t think they are at all!

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Cards on the table: the aim of our fun, factual, LGBT+ inclusive game is for kids aged 14+ to play it in relationships & sex education (RSE) lessons, yes… but with 4 players minimum, you can try your hand at it with family or friends!

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