Sex & relationships

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

Leah Jewett

Nov 9, 20237 min read

“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, 20237 min read

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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“Discover who your child is – that’s an adventure”: on LGBT+ kids and allies

Leah Jewett

Mar 1, 20239 min read

“Discover who your child is – that’s an adventure”: on LGBT+ kids and allies

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

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“You’re the right person”: how to talk with your child about porn

Leah Jewett

Dec 10, 202210 min read

“You’re the right person”: how to talk with your child about porn

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

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

Leah Jewett

Jun 10, 202210 min read

“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, 20229 min read

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

Leah Jewett

May 17, 20222 min read

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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Gloria Steinem and parent tips on that F word – feminism

Leah Jewett

Mar 8, 202212 min read

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

Leah Jewett

Feb 13, 202213 min read

“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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8 quick sex ed questions + 8 Outspoken tips

Leah Jewett

Jan 27, 20223 min read

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

Jan 27, 20226 min read

Vulvas vs vaginas – what can I say?

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

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

Leah Jewett

Jan 6, 20223 min read

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

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

Leah Jewett

Jan 6, 20224 min read

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

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Teen sexuality & identity onscreen – the short film Oleander

Leah Jewett

Dec 19, 20218 min read

Teen sexuality & identity onscreen – the short film Oleander

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

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Now I Can Breathe: tackling male violence

Leah Jewett

Nov 21, 20215 min read

Now I Can Breathe: tackling male violence

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

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“She rolls her eyes at me…”: how to talk positively with kids about sex

Leah Jewett

Nov 10, 202111 min read

“She rolls her eyes at me…”: how to talk positively with kids about sex

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

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Leah Jewett

Oct 28, 20219 min read

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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How my teenage diaries helped me rethink sex: comedian Fran Bushe

Leah Jewett

Oct 14, 202110 min read

How my teenage diaries helped me rethink sex: comedian Fran Bushe

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

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Bringing up consent on Bringing Up Britain

Leah Jewett

Sep 30, 20213 min read

Bringing up consent on Bringing Up Britain

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

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Real-life sex-ed lessons from the Sex Education stars

Leah Jewett

Sep 16, 20213 min read

Real-life sex-ed lessons from the Sex Education stars

How do the stars of Sex Education talk about sex-ed topics with their families? Here they reveal how art mirrors their real lives at home

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