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6 days ago
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 father-of...

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Getting over ourselves – overcoming the embarrassment of talking with kids about sex

Leah Jewett

Oct 29
5 min

Getting over ourselves – overcoming the embarrassment of talking with kids about sex

Parents don’t talk to children about sex. Sometimes they are worried to open that box because: “Then they’ll go out and have lots of sex”

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“I’m learning all the time” – Joe Gray on being a man who talks about menstruation

Leah Jewett

Oct 15
5 min

“I’m learning all the time” – Joe Gray on being a man who talks about menstruation

When I discuss periods, I’m met with a range of openness – some people are happy to talk and some are still confused as to why I’m there

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Not a pretty picture – young people and body image

Leah Jewett

Oct 1
4 min

Not a pretty picture – young people and body image

“Hopefully one day people of all ages everywhere will realise they are so much more than their bodies” – girl aged 15-17

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Naked truths – making a children’s book about bodies

Leah Jewett

Sep 3
6 min

Naked truths – making a children’s book about bodies

I wanted to show children normal bodies and that there’s loads of different ways to be and they’re all fine. I don’t want to be proscriptive

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From the therapy room: how learning about sex in childhood can influence you as a parent

Leah Jewett

Aug 20
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

Aug 6
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

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Girls & body image – 6 ways to encourage confidence

Leah Jewett

Jul 20
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
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

Jul 9
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

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Leah Jewett

Jun 22
2 min

Sex education goes down a storm

25 June publicly celebrates the private talks about sex & relationships that we have with our kids. Here's how you can join in…

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5 tips for successful homeschool sex education

Sophie Manning

Jun 5
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

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Could Japanese cartoons teach your child sex ed?

Leah Jewett

May 14
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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10 things teens say about parents & porn

Leah Jewett

Apr 30
4 min

10 things teens say about parents & porn

It’s rare that teenagers talk with trusted adults, although they do see this as a way to reduce the negative impact of porn

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The ticking time bomb that’s affecting our boys

Leah Jewett

Mar 17
5 min

The ticking time bomb that’s affecting our boys

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

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Hand-me-down Barbies, problematic opinions & talking to boys about equality

Leah Jewett

Mar 3
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
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 4
4 min

Let’s hear it from the girls

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

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Highlights from Pregnant Then Screwed Live

Leah Jewett

Feb 4
2 min

Highlights from Pregnant Then Screwed Live

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

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“Future trophy wife” vs “Ladies’ man” – how Lifting Limits challenges gender stereotyping in schools

Leah Jewett

Jan 21
6 min

“Future trophy wife” vs “Ladies’ man” – how Lifting Limits challenges gender stereotyping in schools

“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

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