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Understanding school sex education: A guide for parents

If you’re a parent with a school-aged child, then you might be curious about what happens with sex education in schools. And you should be curious, as school sex education programs (and school sex education policy) is a dog’s breakfast! via GIPHY It’s a complete and utter mess for parents (like you and me) to...

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Online sex education resources for kids

If you’re a parent looking for online sex education, then you’re not alone, as it’s a sensitive topic that is easier to learn about in the privacy of your own home.  Plus many parents live in places where face-to-face sex education training isn’t available. Which means online education (about sex education) is the only resource...

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Neither by Airlie Anderson (Video Review)

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Protecting your tween or teen from sexual extortion | A parent guide

The world is a changing place, and sextortion is now one of those safety topics (like alcohol and drugs) that parents should be having with their tween and teen. It is a risk young people face in the online world, and the best to way to prevent it from happening (or from escalating) is by...

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Protecting tweens and teens from deepfakes | A Guide for Parents

If you’re the parents of a tween or teen, then you’ll want to read this post about deep fakes, as it’s a safety conversation every parent should be having. It’s also a conversation that most parents don’t know they need to have, as it is a new online problem that has been created because of...

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Understanding furries and cosplay for children: A guide for parents

Welcome to my post about furries, cosplay and children. Now, technically, this isn’t really a sex education topic. But I’m writing this blog post because I’ve noticed that some parents are concerned that their child’s interest may be a sexual thing, like a sexual attraction or orientation, a kink or a fetish. This blog post...

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What to do when kids find online porn: A guide for parents

As parents, it can be alarming and overwhelming when children stumble upon online porn. Whether they’re 5, 11 or even 16 years of age, most parents hit the panic button. So you’re not alone if you don’t know what to say, let alone how to start the conversation. Or if you’re worried that the porn...

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Exploring Polyamory Families: Books to Educate and Empower Parents

Welcome to my book list of children’s books that include a polyamory family. This is a tiny list as most books about families don’t often include polyamory families. They’ll include LGBTQ families, but rarely polyamory. So I’m creating this tiny list for the parents who ask me! And if you know of any other children’s...

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Best children’s books to explain sex

Welcome to my list of children’s books for explaining sexual intercourse. You’ll find books for children, tweens and also teenagers. As well as picture books and books without pictures. These are books that talk about sexual intercourse in more detail than the usual one or two sentences you’ll find in most books about how babies...

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Books that explain sex in an LGBTQ way

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