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“Living with a brain under major construction”: how This Is So Awkward helps parents handle puberty

Leah Jewett

Nov 9, 2023
7 min

“Living with a brain under major construction”: how This Is So Awkward helps parents handle puberty

This Is So Awkward shows parents – through tips, science and insight from older kids – how to navigate puberty and communicate along the way

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Sparkles, female agency, Kenergy – parent tips & Barbie quotes

Leah Jewett

Aug 31, 2023
7 min

Sparkles, female agency, Kenergy – parent tips & Barbie quotes

Barbie is the ultimate sex ed film. So use its teachable moments and talking points as conversation starters with your child

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Why watch Barbie: 5 sex-ed topics to discuss with kids

Leah Jewett

Aug 10, 2023
5 min

Why watch Barbie: 5 sex-ed topics to discuss with kids

Barbie is a game changer. From body image to gender role reversal, here are 5 sex-ed topics from the film to talk about with your child

3,595 views

Leah Jewett

Mar 16, 2023
4 min

Rewriting boyhood

Engaging boys, bigging up dads, being a male ally, acting as activists, praising women, talking pleasure: highlights from WOW 2023 festival

103 views

“It starts with words”: male violence and how to talk about it with your child

Leah Jewett

Nov 21, 2022
4 min

“It starts with words”: male violence and how to talk about it with your child

How do you bring up the topic of male violence with your child? We point you in the direction of White Ribbon, Have A Word and Draw The Line

135 views

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

Leah Jewett

Jun 10, 2022
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

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

Leah Jewett

Jun 1, 2022
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

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Gloria Steinem and parent tips on that F word – feminism

Leah Jewett

Mar 8, 2022
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

277 views

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

Leah Jewett

Feb 13, 2022
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

1,628 views

8 quick sex ed questions + 8 Outspoken tips

Leah Jewett

Jan 27, 2022
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

170 views

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

113 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

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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

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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”

253 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

129 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?”

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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...

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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

455 views

5 tips for successful homeschool sex education

Sophie Manning

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

106 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

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