Sex Education for Parents & Kids

We all learned about the birds and the bees at some point – at school, on YouTube, from our friends, or *cringe* from THAT TALK with our parents. But maybe talking sex with your parents or kids doesn’t have to be that weird?In this episode, Debbie chats with Kim Cook, sex educator, nurse, and author of Teen World Confidential, about how parents (and their kids) can normalize conversations about sex, relationships, masturbation, identity, and more!National Sex Education day is on February 2. Take up the challenge and spend 10 minutes talking to your kids about sex.About KimKim Cook, the author of Teen World Confidential: Five Minute Topics to Open Conversation about Sex and Relationships, is a Certified Health Education Specialist and a former elementary school nurse. As an educator, she supports parents to have healthy and productive conversations about sex and relationships with their kids. Understanding that parents often need support to get the conversations started, she has initiated the National Sex Education Day campaign, which encourages parents to spend just ten minutes engaging in age-appropriate conversations with their children on February 2nd.This is a fun and educational conversation. However, if you don't want to talk about sex with your kids just yet, then you might want to pop your headphones on! ResourcesFind our more about Kim over on her websites and social media:www.teenworldconfidential.comwww.nationalsexeducationday.comTwitter @twconfidentialInstagram @twconfidentialBooks:Teen World Confidential: Five Minute Topics to Open Conversation About Sex and Relationships by Kim T. CookCondom Nation: The U.S. Government’s Sex Education Campaign from World War I to the Internet by Alexandra M. LordPodcasts:6-Minute Sex Ed with Kim CavillSex Positive Families with Melissa CarnageyWebsites:Amaze.orgPlanned ParenthoodFamily Planning UKCentre for Disease Control (USA)PFLAG.orgCheck out the resources page on Kim’s website for a list of resources as well as some great videos!!

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