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All About Penises by Dorian Solot and Marshall Solot

Short Summary The book “All About Penises” by Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller is a children’s educational book that explains the diversity, anatomy, and changes of penises in a body-positive and age-appropriate manner, encouraging understanding and acceptance of different bodies. Age Group Suitable for children aged 3 to 7 years. Topics Discussed Private Body Parts...

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All About Vulvas and Vaginas by Dorian Solot and Marshall Solot

Short Summary The book “All About Vulvas and Vaginas” by Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller is an educational resource for children that aims to normalize and provide information about vulvas and vaginas, including their diversity, anatomy, and body safety. Age Group Suitable for children aged 3 to 7 years. Topics Discussed Private Body Parts |...

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How Babies are Made by Philip Bunting

Short Summary The book “How Babies Are Made” by Philip Bunting humorously and inclusively explains the process of human reproduction to children, covering topics from conception to birth without delving into surrogacy or adoption. Sexual intercourse is discussed. Age Group Suitable for children aged 5 to 9 years. Topics Discussed How babies are made Buy...

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Clicks – How to Be Your Best Self Online by Natasha Devon

Short Summary “Clicks – How to Be Your Best Self Online” by Natasha Devon is a guide for tweens on how to navigate the online world positively, focusing on protecting well-being, spotting fake news, and using social media for good and activism. Age Group Suitable for children aged 10 to 14 years. Topics Discussed Media...

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Welcome to the podcast!

Learn to talk with your tween about sex, naturally, factually and without shame, fear or toe curling embarrassment. Qualified, ridiculously experienced sex educator, Cath Hakanson, shares age suitable tips, tools and tactics to move you from cringe → comfortable when it comes to sex, relationships, gender and love. Practical, straight up and going to the most...

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I Said No! A Kid-To-Kid Guide to Keeping Your Private Parts Private by Kimberly King

Short Summary I Said No! A Kid-To-Kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private by Kimberly King and her son Zac is a powerful and practical guide that helps children understand body boundaries, recognise unsafe situations, and know what to do if someone crosses the line. Written after a real-life experience, this book is a compassionate and...

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Boss of Your Own Body by Byll and Beth Stephen

Short Summary The book “Boss of Your Own Body” by Byll and Beth Stephen is a children’s book that empowers kids to understand their autonomy over their bodies, focusing on body safety and consent in everyday interactions like greetings and physical contact. Age Group Ideal for children aged 3 to 6 years. Topics Discussed Body...

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Tips to make reading sex ed books to kids super easy

We all know about the importance of reading with our kids, and reading sex education books is just as important too. Reading aloud doesn’t just help to improve your child’s ability to read but also helps them to understand language, use their imagination and learn new things. As a parent, I find that reading books...

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How to talk to kids about sexual values and beliefs

As a parent, we need to be clear about what sexual values and beliefs we want to share with our kids about sex, preferably before we are put on the spot! For example, it is a good idea that both you and your partner are clear on how you feel about contraception before one of...

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Struggling to start sex education? Get expert tips and ideas

Are you struggling to get started with sex education? Don’t know what to say? Or how to say it? And just need some help in getting started? Getting started is a common stumbling block. And it may be tempting to put sex education in the ‘too hard basket’! In this blog post, you’ll find ideas...

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