Parent Series -Beyond Birds & Bees How to Talk w Elementary School Kids about Sex, Gender & Identity
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Today I explore how to talk (and answer their many questions) to elementary school age children (ages 6-12) about sex, sexuality and gender identity, relationships, body image, family dynamics, & supportive parenting if your child (including when identifying as gender creative or expansive or transgender). Resources - Planned Parenthood Website (2023) - Book Recommendations: What are my Words by Katherine Locke, What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg, Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder, One of a Kind Like Me (Español) by Lauryn Mayeno, It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Teresa Thorn, Introducing Teddy by Jessica Watson, Body Boundaries make me Stronger by Elizabeth Cole, YES NO - A first book on consent by Megan Madison, Gender Explorers by Juno Roche, The Gender Creative Child by Diane Ehrensaft PhD - If you enjoyed this podcast - Please consider donating to my Patreon account at http://patreon.com/TheSexPositivePodcast
My response to the protesting of sexual health curriculum in Canada and the support for trans kids & gender non conforming kids in schools. We are also seeing a tremendous backlash in the USA with a record number of anti-trans & LBGTQIA ++ laws being passed — we in the midst of a mental...
Published 10/26/23
In this episode I go through the importance of practising SAFER sex which is a harm reduction model —in contrast with an abstinence model. I review information from Health link BC, Mayo Clinic & Public Health Ontario — and also ways to have a difficult conversation about sexual partners,...
Published 08/30/23