It’s taken the Netflix series Adolescence – which aired on 13 March 2025 – to meet the moment and galvanise people worldwide into talking...

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

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

Dr Nadine Thornhill talks about changing our language, what if your child comes out to you, and how all parents and kids can be LGBT+ allies

Kids will be exposed to porn. Dr Naomi Sutton talks about how to approach the topic and how tackling sex ed at home is tricky even for her

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

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

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

Still going strong, feminist icon Gloria Steinem has endorsed the work of Outspoken Sex Ed! Here’s how parents and kids can discuss feminism

Dick pics, peer pressure, consent… Sexting expert Dr Emily Setty explains how parents can talk openly with their kids about sending nudes

We have 8 tips on taking 10 minutes on 2 February – International Sex Education Day! – to talk with your child about sex and relationships

Do the words vulva and vagina make you uncomfortable? If so, why? Get vocal with our 10 thought-provoking, conversation-starting questions

A new report highlights tips from young people on how parents can talk openly with their kids about often-sexualised online pressures

Young people give advice to parents on how to talk openly about porn, sexting and online harassment in a Children’s Commissioner report

In the coming-of-age short film Oleander, a teen rebels against abstinence-only sex education. Do you empathise, criticise or cheer her on?

Sex ed begins at home – and parents talking openly with their kids about sex-ed topics helps tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG)

Consent, body parts, a Doing It checklist and the word “nice”: sex educator Jonny Hunt helps parents talk openly with their kids about sex

How can parents help their preteens and teens deal with social media? For sex educator Saleema Noon, collaboration is the name of the game

Comedian Fran Bushe’s book My Broken Vagina talks about how her teenage diaries helped her understand sex, desire and her body then and now

On the BBC Radio 4 series Bringing Up Britain, Outspoken Sex Ed co-founder Yoan Reed talks about talking, and acting out, consent with kids