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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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”
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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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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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
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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?
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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?
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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
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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
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