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    Screen time: testing limits (your child) and setting limits (you!)
    Saleema Noon
    • Apr 21
    • 3 min

    Screen time: testing limits (your child) and setting limits (you!)

    Handing your child an electronic device expands their online horizons – but also tests your limits about setting limits. Here are some tips…
    66 views
    Consent and Green Eggs And Ham
    Rebecca Koon
    • Mar 2
    • 6 min

    Consent and Green Eggs And Ham

    Green Eggs And Ham is an entertaining 50-word read. But what does it teach kids about consent? Rebecca Koon questions a Dr Seuss classic
    53 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
    105 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
    84 views
    Proof positive: how the Children’s Commissioner report validates parents talking openly
    Leah Jewett
    • Jan 6
    • 3 min

    Proof positive: how the Children’s Commissioner report validates parents talking openly

    A new report highlights tips from young people on how parents can talk openly with their kids about often-sexualised online pressures
    32 views
    Let’s hear it from the kids: young people’s tips for parents on talking openly
    Leah Jewett
    • Jan 6
    • 4 min

    Let’s hear it from the kids: young people’s tips for parents on talking openly

    Young people give advice to parents on how to talk openly about porn, sexting and online harassment in a Children’s Commissioner report
    144 views
    Digital generation gap, rebel thinking and how FaceTime can be second nature to a 3-year-old
    Leah Jewett
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 6 min

    Digital generation gap, rebel thinking and how FaceTime can be second nature to a 3-year-old

    The co-editors of Supporting New Digital Natives: Children’s Mental Health And Wellbeing In A Hi-Tech Age discuss the digital generation gap
    45 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
    54 views
    “It’s OK not to be OK”: fashionpreneur George Hodgson, 25, on mental health
    Leah Jewett
    • May 27, 2021
    • 9 min

    “It’s OK not to be OK”: fashionpreneur George Hodgson, 25, on mental health

    Mental-health campaigner George Hodgson, 25, of conversation-starting T-shirt label Maison de Choup, discusses parents, kids and opening up
    65 views
    How was it for you? Telling teens your past experiences
    Jill Whitney
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    How was it for you? Telling teens your past experiences

    Being open humanises you, it's not lecture-y, it normalises insecurities and it makes it easier for your child to be vulnerable with you
    42 views
    Watch The Conversation to have the consent conversation
    Leah Jewett
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 10 min

    Watch The Conversation to have the consent conversation

    The men and boys I’ve watched the film with cringe because we inherently know what’s right or wrong even if we're conditioned to forget it
    95 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
    109 views
    Hot topics to tackle – parent advice from the Global Teens doctor
    Leah Jewett
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 9 min

    Hot topics to tackle – parent advice from the Global Teens doctor

    Role play is a great way to put kids in the hot seat. Say: “You’re with this good-looking guy at a party and you’ve both had a few drinks…”
    59 views
    Not a pretty picture – young people and body image
    Leah Jewett
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Not a pretty picture – young people and body image

    “Hopefully one day people of all ages everywhere will realise they are so much more than their bodies” – girl aged 15-17
    83 views
    From the therapy room: how learning about sex in childhood can influence you as a parent
    Leah Jewett
    • Aug 20, 2020
    • 5 min

    From the therapy room: how learning about sex in childhood can influence you as a parent

    Parenting is based on modelling. People often tell me: “I never heard my parents say the word ‘sex’.” That sent them a strong message…
    77 views
    Girls & body image – 6 ways to encourage confidence
    Leah Jewett
    • Jul 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Girls & body image – 6 ways to encourage confidence

    Talk to your daughter. Aim to have healthy, positive and candid conversations focusing more on what our bodies do than on how they look
    101 views
    Lessons from 4 winning sex ed teachers
    Leah Jewett
    • Jul 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Lessons from 4 winning sex ed teachers

    We make it clear: good sex (whatever that means to young people) can contribute positively to their wellbeing. Bad sex can do the opposite
    62 views
    Screentime during lockdown – how kids see it
    Leah Jewett
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Screentime during lockdown – how kids see it

    How do kids age 12 to 16 feel their screen use is affecting them – and do they think parents can help them if they need it?
    33 views
    Could Japanese cartoons teach your child sex ed?
    Leah Jewett
    • May 14, 2020
    • 8 min

    Could Japanese cartoons teach your child sex ed?

    Anime gave me the confidence and understanding that sex and bodies are nothing to be afraid or ashamed of. I wish I’d known that growing up
    417 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
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    Sex ed: what do young people want from us as parents?
    Leah Jewett
    • 1 day ago
    • 2 min

    Sex ed: what do young people want from us as parents?

    Young people want their parents to talk about sex and relationships earlier and more often, according to a poll by the Sex Education Forum
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