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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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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…
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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