Boys are told to be strong, tough, competitive, aggressive, the best. Be a leader. They’re ostracised if they show emotion or vulnerability

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?

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”

For years we’ve heard about the need to empower girls. But do they feel empowered?

“Kids tied me down and freed me up…” Our favourite highlights from this year’s Pregnant Then Screwed Live conference

“I remember the day my daughter came home from nursery and said: Pink is for girls, blue is for boys,” says the co-founder of Lifting Limits

Start the sex-ed conversation. You'll safeguard your children, shore up their mental health and in the process strengthen your connection…

The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 19 December 2019 to 6 January 2020 TALKING OPENLY 10 Books Teens Want You...

The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 8 to 19 December 2019 TALKING OPENLY PETA TODD’S MUM SQUAD Peta Todd on w...

You’ll have amazing chocolate croissants and amazing sex. What your first chocolate croissant is like doesn’t matter

Approaching sex and relationships in a digital age is the theme of Sex Education for the 21st Century – the second Sexplain annual conference, held this year...

Results from interviews, focus groups and surveys with young people aged 10 to 20 by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse show that parents can pl...

The Sex Education Forum annual conference – held this year on 29 November and entitled Final Countdown to Statutory RSE (relationships and sex education) – r...

The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 25 November to 8 December 2019 TALKING OPENLY Why you should talk openly w...

The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 10 to 24 November 2019 TALKING OPENLY Gillian Anderson On Being the Best ...

Outspoken found the perfect way to launch its new online resource for parents last Tuesday at London’s Conway Hall.

I hear the analogy drawn between Santa and sex ed all the time. Santa and the Baby Tree are the same: convenient, gentle, magical myths

The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 29 October to 10 November 2019 TALKING OPENLY Mother writes “lovemaking m...

Fill in the blank: “Porn is…” Subjective, massive and dangerous. This is what some of the 12 sexual-health professionals attending a workshop on pornography ...

What was the riskiest thing you did in your teens? What person, place or thing did you fall in love with as a teenager? And do you mind if your anonymous answ...