This advice can help you to engage your teens in open, honest and helpful dialogues about sex and sexuality.
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Social media platforms can be a gateway for young people who need to access essential resources and support services.
Without nuanced discussion, the film may end up being interpreted by young people in unintended ways.
New research shows how current messages to ‘simply avoid’ sexting do not work for young people.
Ultra-conservative pro-family groups finance campaigns to influence the policies of governments and schools.
We have found that young people have a straightforward desire for authentic and healthy relationships.
Young people need education to understand sexuality and consent.
Chances are, your teenager has already seen online porn. How should you respond if you find out they are watching it? What conversations should you be having with young children to prepare them?
Many TikTok creators, including creators of pornography, use the platform to promote themselves and their explicit content on other platforms.
Schools are aware that it is hugely beneficial for them to work with parents and carers – especially when teaching topics that are deemed sensitive.
Long-distance relationships are hard but there are ways to make your connection stronger.
There’s less sex but more exploration as the Moordale crew embark on new adventures in the show’s last season.
A vocal minority is calling for sexuality education to be pulled from schools. But my research shows many parents and young people want and need safe places to discuss relationships and sex.
Twelve states do not require sex education of any kind.
Yumi Stynes and Melissa Kang’s sex education guide for teens is a topic of hot debate for its frankness. It also provides comprehensive, inclusive sex education that combats misinformation.
In new interview research, young people say sex education most often occurs without discussing actual sex.
In focussing on individual “deviancy”, we fail to make the connection between misogyny and wider social problems, like pornography.
Research shows schools worry parents will revolt if there is too much detail in sex education classes. A new survey asks what Australian parents actually think and want.
Sex education is vitally important.
Many people in their 20s and 30s now feel their sex education was lacking when it came to learning things of practical value.
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