Parents play a vital role in educating young people about sex, sexuality and pornography. But where do you start?
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More than three-quarters of teachers said their university education left them poorly equipped to teach sexuality and consent education.
Young people aged between 16 and 19 are among the groups most affected by domestic abuse.
Boys want to change the narrative, and education is vital in helping them.
Teens fare better when both fathers and mothers play key parenting roles, including talking with them about sensitive subjects that were once considered only a mom’s role.
Bridgerton’s talk of ‘the pinnacle’ may have launched countless memes about orgasms. But there’s a lesson for all parents.
Teachers need help to talk to learners about sexual health topics.
If you grew up in Australia in the past 50 years, there is a good chance it was an advertising executive who taught you the facts of life.
It’s only by talking about it in sex education classes that young people can learn there is no safe way to strangle or choke their partner.
Sex and relationships education should create a safe space for open discussion.
The length of your vagina can change with age, hormones and sexual arousal.
Draft rules to restrict ‘age-inappropriate content’ may also affect essential information about sex and sexual health.
Young people are already very familiar with and dealing with the mundane reality of misogyny in their everyday lives.
Young people have reported how consent can be painted as a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ act, rather than an ongoing discussion between sexual partners.
Conservative foundations from the US and Europe are targeting Africa and Latin America in particular.
What children learn in school shouldn’t just lead to a set of exam results. It should equip them to live and thrive in society.
The harms posed to trans youth are more than enough reason to abandon three proposed Alberta bills. However, trans youth are not the only victims of these reckless policies.
There’s a clear need for policies that improve healthcare access, reproductive health education, and support systems for young women.
Less than 3% of teenagers in our study told us that they had been taught about specific reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis and PCOS.
Adults have blamed porn for many things recently, including harming teenagers. We asked teens what they thought and their opinions paint a complex picture.
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Sexologist & Lecturer and Research Fellow in Communications & Culture, Edith Cowan University
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