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    Sex ed: what do young people want from us as parents?
    Leah Jewett
    • 1 day ago
    • 2 min

    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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    Screen time: testing limits (your child) and setting limits (you!)
    Saleema Noon
    • Apr 21
    • 3 min

    Screen time: testing limits (your child) and setting limits (you!)

    Handing your child an electronic device expands their online horizons – but also tests your limits about setting limits. Here are some tips…
    66 views
    “Happens all the time. No harm done”: how young people see sexting & how parents can talk about it
    Leah Jewett
    • Feb 13
    • 13 min

    “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
    105 views
    8 quick sex ed questions + 8 Outspoken tips
    Leah Jewett
    • Jan 27
    • 3 min

    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
    84 views
    Proof positive: how the Children’s Commissioner report validates parents talking openly
    Leah Jewett
    • Jan 6
    • 3 min

    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
    32 views
    Let’s hear it from the kids: young people’s tips for parents on talking openly
    Leah Jewett
    • Jan 6
    • 4 min

    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
    144 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?
    86 views
    Digital generation gap, rebel thinking and how FaceTime can be second nature to a 3-year-old
    Leah Jewett
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 6 min

    Digital generation gap, rebel thinking and how FaceTime can be second nature to a 3-year-old

    The co-editors of Supporting New Digital Natives: Children’s Mental Health And Wellbeing In A Hi-Tech Age discuss the digital generation gap
    45 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)
    179 views
    Social media & the comparison game
    Leah Jewett
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 9 min

    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
    54 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
    56 views
    Real-life sex-ed lessons from the Sex Education stars
    Leah Jewett
    • Sep 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    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
    43 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
    87 views
    “It’s OK not to be OK”: fashionpreneur George Hodgson, 25, on mental health
    Leah Jewett
    • May 27, 2021
    • 9 min

    “It’s OK not to be OK”: fashionpreneur George Hodgson, 25, on mental health

    Mental-health campaigner George Hodgson, 25, of conversation-starting T-shirt label Maison de Choup, discusses parents, kids and opening up
    65 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
    136 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
    65 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
    38 views
    How was it for you? Telling teens your past experiences
    Jill Whitney
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    How was it for you? Telling teens your past experiences

    Being open humanises you, it's not lecture-y, it normalises insecurities and it makes it easier for your child to be vulnerable with you
    42 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
    39 views
    Watch The Conversation to have the consent conversation
    Leah Jewett
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 10 min

    Watch The Conversation to have the consent conversation

    The men and boys I’ve watched the film with cringe because we inherently know what’s right or wrong even if we're conditioned to forget it
    95 views
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    Sex ed: what do young people want from us as parents?
    Leah Jewett
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    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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