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    “We’re in the storytelling business”: how It Gets Better helps LGBT+ kids and all parents
    Leah Jewett
    • Jun 10
    • 10 min

    “We’re in the storytelling business”: how It Gets Better helps LGBT+ kids and all parents

    How can parents be LGBT+ allies? Justin Tindall of It Gets Better talks about growing up queer, coming out and how to change our language
    71 views
    “Your body is preprogrammed to change”: talking with kids about puberty
    Leah Jewett
    • Jun 1
    • 9 min

    “Your body is preprogrammed to change”: talking with kids about puberty

    Cath Hakanson of Sex Ed Rescue gives parents a steer on talking with kids, tweens and teens about the changes they’ll go through in puberty
    89 views
    Gloria Steinem and parent tips on that F word – feminism
    Leah Jewett
    • Mar 8
    • 12 min

    Gloria Steinem and parent tips on that F word – feminism

    Still going strong, feminist icon Gloria Steinem has endorsed the work of Outspoken Sex Ed! Here’s how parents and kids can discuss feminism
    99 views
    “Happens all the time. No harm done”: how young people see sexting & how parents can talk about it
    Leah Jewett
    • Feb 13
    • 13 min

    “Happens all the time. No harm done”: how young people see sexting & how parents can talk about it

    Dick pics, peer pressure, consent… Sexting expert Dr Emily Setty explains how parents can talk openly with their kids about sending nudes
    131 views
    8 quick sex ed questions + 8 Outspoken tips
    Leah Jewett
    • Jan 27
    • 3 min

    8 quick sex ed questions + 8 Outspoken tips

    We have 8 tips on taking 10 minutes on 2 February – International Sex Education Day! – to talk with your child about sex and relationships
    91 views
    Social media & the comparison game
    Leah Jewett
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 9 min

    Social media & the comparison game

    How can parents help their preteens and teens deal with social media? For sex educator Saleema Noon, collaboration is the name of the game
    55 views
    Show & tell: near-peer sex ed from Sexpression:UK
    Leah Jewett
    • Apr 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    Show & tell: near-peer sex ed from Sexpression:UK

    We have the unique experience of being the first generation to teach RSHE that has grown up with technology platforms and online pressures
    41 views
    8 burning sex ed questions + 8 quick answers
    Leah Jewett
    • Feb 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    8 burning sex ed questions + 8 quick answers

    First look at your own experiences and values about love, intimacy, sex, relationships. Use correct terms for body parts. Be LGBT+ inclusive
    59 views
    Tough questions, quick answers and true-to-life paper dolls
    Leah Jewett
    • Feb 18, 2021
    • 11 min

    Tough questions, quick answers and true-to-life paper dolls

    One mantra I have with parents is: “The fact that you’re talking is important. You don’t have to do it perfectly, because you just don’t”
    129 views
    Tech talk – how parents can manage sexting, porn and screen time
    Leah Jewett
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 6 min

    Tech talk – how parents can manage sexting, porn and screen time

    A huge part of safeguarding your kids and improving their mental health involves having everyday conversations about sex and relationships
    111 views
    Rights Of Girls: on the controversial Mary Wollstonecraft statue
    Kate Norris
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 4 min

    Rights Of Girls: on the controversial Mary Wollstonecraft statue

    The park was in shadow. I inched forward to read the protest notes left in the mud: “Mother of Feminism? Where are her clothes?”
    267 views
    Porn, sexting, LGBT+ issues: a father-of-two quizzes Outspoken Sex Ed
    Leah Jewett
    • Nov 26, 2020
    • 10 min

    Porn, sexting, LGBT+ issues: a father-of-two quizzes Outspoken Sex Ed

    It’s rare for a man to base his public persona on being a dad. So it was interesting to hear what John Adams – the stay-at-home...
    68 views
    Naked truths – making a children’s book about bodies
    Leah Jewett
    • Sep 3, 2020
    • 6 min

    Naked truths – making a children’s book about bodies

    I wanted to show children normal bodies and that there’s loads of different ways to be and they’re all fine. I don’t want to be proscriptive
    378 views
    5 tips for successful homeschool sex education
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    • Jun 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    5 tips for successful homeschool sex education

    If the school biology teacher thought they had it rough, parents nationwide are wondering how to give their kids the sex ed they deserve
    71 views
    Family films: who gets to do what onscreen?
    Leah Jewett
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Family films: who gets to do what onscreen?

    Children are impacted by not seeing characters like them represented in popular culture. So it’s important to have more diversity onscreen
    35 views
    The ticking time bomb that’s affecting our boys
    Leah Jewett
    • Mar 17, 2020
    • 5 min

    The ticking time bomb that’s affecting our boys

    Boys are told to be strong, tough, competitive, aggressive, the best. Be a leader. They’re ostracised if they show emotion or vulnerability
    81 views
    Hand-me-down Barbies, problematic opinions & talking to boys about equality
    Leah Jewett
    • Mar 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    Hand-me-down Barbies, problematic opinions & talking to boys about equality

    What do you say to boys to convince them that they should be good people? How do you teach anyone that what they’re doing is harmful?
    36 views
    Let’s hear it from the girls
    Leah Jewett
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Let’s hear it from the girls

    For years we’ve heard about the need to empower girls. But do they feel empowered?
    25 views
    Highlights from Pregnant Then Screwed Live
    Leah Jewett
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Highlights from Pregnant Then Screwed Live

    “Kids tied me down and freed me up…” Our favourite highlights from this year’s Pregnant Then Screwed Live conference
    42 views
    “Future trophy wife” vs “Ladies’ man” – how Lifting Limits challenges gender stereotyping in schools
    Leah Jewett
    • Jan 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    “Future trophy wife” vs “Ladies’ man” – how Lifting Limits challenges gender stereotyping in schools

    “I remember the day my daughter came home from nursery and said: Pink is for girls, blue is for boys,” says the co-founder of Lifting Limits
    47 views
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    Out and proud – mix ’n’ match who said what
    Leah Jewett
    • 4 days ago
    • 3 min

    Out and proud – mix ’n’ match who said what

    Mix and match the 9 celebs and public figures with what they said – to and about – LGBT+ people on coming out, being out and their family
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