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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…
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
- Mar 3, 2020
- 7 min
Conversing with kids about consent
We bring up children to be polite and to say: “Sorry I wasn’t able to eat all the carrots” instead of: “I didn’t like the carrots”
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Leah Jewett
- Feb 18, 2020
- 3 min
The good, the bad, the risky
Silence about sex & relationships is not an option. Not saying much about it is saying something…
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