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    “Your body is preprogrammed to change”: talking with kids about puberty
    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
    89 views
    Gloria Steinem and parent tips on that F word – feminism
    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
    99 views
    Vulvas vs vaginas – what can I say?
    Leah Jewett
    • Jan 27
    • 6 min

    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
    123 views
    Teen sexuality & identity onscreen – the short film Oleander
    Leah Jewett
    • Dec 19, 2021
    • 8 min

    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?
    121 views
    Now I Can Breathe: tackling male violence
    Leah Jewett
    • Nov 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    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)
    183 views
    Bringing up consent on Bringing Up Britain
    Leah Jewett
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    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
    57 views
    “One day you’ll have sex…”: how to talk with children and young people about pleasure and consent
    Leah Jewett
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 13 min

    “One day you’ll have sex…”: how to talk with children and young people about pleasure and consent

    Consent and pleasure are two of the most vital, and daunting, sex and relationships topics to talk with your kids about. Here’s how to start
    92 views
    Confidence tricks – how parents can talk about sex ed topics
    Jonny Hunt
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    Confidence tricks – how parents can talk about sex ed topics

    If you’ve never had open conversations, it’s embarrassing. But break that cycle so that when your child is an adult they’ll want to talk
    138 views
    Confidence tricks – how teachers can talk about sex ed topics
    Leah Jewett
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Confidence tricks – how teachers can talk about sex ed topics

    Child-centred educational approaches see young people reverse-mentoring teachers and educating peers. So let your students do the talking
    66 views
    How to modernise relationships and sex education (RSE)
    Sophie Manning
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    How to modernise relationships and sex education (RSE)

    Create a safe space via ground rule and use hypotheticals to depersonalise charged topics. Humour and fun are the best diffusing mechanisms
    39 views
    Show & tell: near-peer sex ed from Sexpression:UK
    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
    41 views
    Tough questions, quick answers and true-to-life paper dolls
    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”
    129 views
    Porn, sexting, LGBT+ issues: a father-of-two quizzes Outspoken Sex Ed
    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...
    68 views
    Body of work: the upfront illustrations of Hazel Mead
    Leah Jewett
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 4 min

    Body of work: the upfront illustrations of Hazel Mead

    “Things You Don’t See In Mainstream Porn was my first viral piece,” says illustrator Hazel Mead. “I didn’t expect it to resonate that much”
    263 views
    Period positivity
    Leah Jewett
    • Aug 6, 2020
    • 6 min

    Period positivity

    Girls and boys hold onto lots of angst and myths about periods – they need permission to be able to talk about them. The stigma is so strong
    127 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
    64 views
    Home truths: teaching your child sex ed
    Leah Jewett
    • Jul 9, 2020
    • 7 min

    Home truths: teaching your child sex ed

    If you frame the subject of sex in talking about love and good, healthy, exciting relationships, you will give your child a great foundation
    61 views
    Help us with our X, Y and Z please
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    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Help us with our X, Y and Z please

    We help PARENTS to TALK OPENLY WITH THEIR KIDS ABOUT SEX & RELATIONSHIPS, so that... ... what? We’re stuck for something snappy & accurate
    38 views
    5 tips for successful homeschool sex education
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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
    71 views
    Teen avatars with attitude: welcome to virtual sex ed
    Leah Jewett
    • May 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Teen avatars with attitude: welcome to virtual sex ed

    Can teen avatars – voiced by actors in real time – help train sex ed teachers? Sit in on a few minutes of classroom simulations to find out
    132 views
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    • 3 min

    Out and proud – mix ’n’ match who said what

    Mix and match the 9 celebs and public figures with what they said – to and about – LGBT+ people on coming out, being out and their family
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