In this episode we will be talking about teaching sex education and talking about sexuality through love and positivity while avoiding shame. We’re going to be building on what we learned from Jeremy Bodin and applying it to how parents can talk to their younger children and adolescents about sex and sexuality. Using the wrong terms and vocabulary can confuse children if we’re not careful, so the best approach is to just refer to everything as their correct anatomical names. Having loving, positive conversations with children/adolescents will give them a lot more confidence and understanding in their sexuality and they’ll be much less likely to hide that part about themselves.

Sex ed. in the South 1:06
The negative messages about sex 2:47
Sending the wrong message to infants and children 5:45
Be careful about how you approach sex education 7:42
Helping your child feel loved and not shameful 10:57

“Messaging about sexuality can start at the time you’re changing a baby’s diaper, like if you’re making grossed out faces while you’re changing your baby’s diaper, that’s kind of giving the message that their genitals are gross or bad or nasty. Those messages are all around us.” 5:51