We’ve searched high and low through all of the latest sex & relationships articles out there of interest to parents. Here’s our round-up…

Porn’s Not Going Anywhere, So Let’s Embrace Porn Literacy (Scary Mommy, 4/1/22)

How to Talk to Children about Porn (Psychology Today, 11/1/22)

Parenting expert Justin Coulson reveals what to do if you catch your teen sexting – includes 2-minute video (9Honey, 19/1/22)

Government launches campaign against child abuse (Mental Health Today, 14/1/22)

2021 was worst year on record for online child sexual abuse, says IWF (Guardian, 13/1/22)

“Prosecute Facebook” call over online child grooming as cases surge almost 60% (The Scottish Sun, 23/1/22)

Legal reform is needed to protect young women from the growing threats of online sexual violence (The Conversation, 20/1/22)

Children and young people encounter multiple forms of gender-based violence (Business Wire, 24/1/22)

Harmful sexual behaviour: Spotting the signs in children and young people (Schools Week, 24/1/22)

Universities pledge to stop silencing sex-assault victims (BBC, 19/1/22)

Northampton teenager calls for “more to be done” after classroom sexual assault (Northants Live, 12/1/22)

Teachers can’t tackle male violence when gagged by religion (Irish Examiner, 20/1/22)

“We are trying to shift a culture”: ending harassment of Hackney school pupils (Hackney Gazette, 20/1/22)

Why Does Consent Need to Be Taught in Schools? We Asked 2 Incredible Activists in Nigeria (Global Citizen, 25/1/22)

Conversations about consent need to start early, and parents need to get comfortable with it (The Conversation, 17/1/22)

Gwyneth Paltrow to release Hands Off My Vagina candle for charity (Metro, 21/1/22)

Children of the ’90s: Grandfathers smoking habits might affect girls’ weight (BBC, 24/1/22)

Parents outraged after school suggests shapewear to tackle body image issues in middle school girls (CNN, 14/1/22)

The Scottish government has launched an app to find free period products (Design Week, 25/1/22)

The Brave New World of Period Products – 57-minute podcast (The Puberty Podcast, 18/1/22)

Call It A Vulva: Why We Should Teach Kids Anatomical Terms For Genitals – includes 11 book recommendations (A Mighty Girl, 4/1/22)

The Penis Party Episode – 13-minute Just Say This! podcast (Birds & Bees & Kids with Amy Lang, 26/1/22)

Unicorn Space for All with Eve Rodsky – 59-minute podcast (The Puberty Podcast, 25/1/22)

Comics For A Cause! Ahmedabad Couple Busts Myths About Menstrual And Sexual Health (The Logical Indian, 16/1/22)

Are Father-Daughter Relationships Good or Bad for Your Health? (Psychology Today, 17/1/22)

Boys put off “female” jobs because of stereotypes but girls more open to “male” roles (iNews, 14/1/22)​

Study finds gender stereotypes in computer science and engineering from the age of six (Fior Reports, 10/1/22)

Gender Norms Limit Boys (& Girls) – 47-minute podcast with Tomboy author Lisa Selin Davis (On Boys, 27/1/22)

Schools drop British heroes Winston Churchill and Francis Drake as house names for woke icons such as Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford (Daily Mail, 16/1/22)

Academics worried that children’s books reinforce gender stereotypes (The College Fix, 5/1/22)

BOYS DO CRY – Andy Wright at Never Not Creative – includes link to 3-minute song – also see the 3-minute video with a teen Boys Do Cry – Meet Jimmy  (AdNews, 20/1/22) 

China’s government is targeting “sissy” men, with devastating consequences (Gal-dem, 26/1/22)

Children’s products are not male or female – student opinion (The Maneater, University of Missouri, 23/1/22)

Elaine Loughlin: Single-sex education not conducive to a more equal, inclusive society (Irish Examiner, 25/1/22)

EUSEBIUS MCKAISER | A love letter to boys and men (TimesLIVE, 25/1/22)

What Timothée Chalamet’s Success Tells Us About Changing Masculinity (Towleroad, 21/1/22)

Adele, Angelina Jolie, Pink and other celebrities who raise their children “gender neutral” (Today In 24, 21/1/22)

Parental Control Apps Are Outing Kids To Their Parents & Blocking Them From LGBTQ Resources (CityWatch, 20/1/22)

SNP quizzes teens on their sexuality and gender identity when applying for a bus pass(Daily Mail, 24/1/22)

JoJo Siwa marks one year anniversary of coming out to the world (Metro, 24/1/22)

Was Ted Cruz’s Teenage Daughter “Outed” On Social Media? (Forbes, 11/1/22)

Chasten Buttigieg Perfectly Critiques Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill (Advocate, 25/1/22)

Kid of the Year Finalist Kai Shappley, 11, Takes on Lawmakers in Her Fight for Trans Rights – includes link to Kai testifying for 2 minutes before the Texas Senate (Time, 12/1/22)

This Homoerotic Short Film Starring Justice Smith Is Going Viral on TikTok – includes link to 8-minute (Pride, 24/1/22)

High Schooler Censored By School Administration Over Saying He’s Gay (Advocate, 14/1/22)

Elliot Page, “Matrix” Director Lilly Wachowski Back ACLU Lawsuit Protecting Sex Change Operations for Transgender Children (Breitbart, 22/1/22)

“Difference makes our world interesting”: The teachers helping make schools safe for LGBT children (Metro, 21/12/21)

In this new Filipino children’s book, a boy shines in rainbow clothes (CNN, 4/1/22)

LGBTQ+ Books You Should Read: The Darkness Outside Us (Pride, 6/1/22)

7 Parenting tips on how to be supportive after your child comes out as LGBT (PinkVilla, 23/12/21)

How the pandemic changed children’s relationships with social media (Medical Xpress, 18/1/22)

Sophie Wessex issues rallying cry as she voices concerns over online safety for children (Daily Express, 18/1/22)

Goldie Hawn: COVID trauma is hurting a generation of kids. We’ve failed them as a nation (USA Today, 26/1/22)

Academic, social impacts of the pandemic on children may be felt for decades, Hamilton doctor says (CBC, 20/1/22)

Social Media Filters Are Changing How Young People See Themselves (Teen Vogue, 25/1/22)

WhatsApp, multiplayer online video games driving the blues away for teens: Study (HT Tech, 26/1/22)

What life is like for an 11-year-old (NPR, 22/1/22)

“I want to burst into tears”: Kids tell us what anxiety means to them (Metro, 24/1/22)

Social media safety expert cautions against early access for young children – 1-minute video (Global News, 22/1/22)

MC Grammar: How interactive learning can change children’s lives (New Statesman, 16/12/21)

“We are living among a mental health epidemic,” says local children's book author (Bradford Today, 23/1/22)