Sex Education That Works
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Jenny Walsh (ARCSHS, La Trobe University) on sex education that works. Despite worry about the effects of sexualised media content on children, and a swathe of research that documents a less than healthy state of young people's sexual health, Australia has still not managed to implement comprehensive school sexuality education. If it takes a village to raise a child then what are our respective roles in educating children about matters of sex, wellbeing and personal safety? Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
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