THAT sex ed podcast
A podcast for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents. Join co-founders of Sex Education Australia, Justine Kiely-Scott and Jenny Ackland, as they discuss the topics parents can find difficult to talk about with their children. They cover WHAT topics can (or should) be talked about, WHY it's important that parents should be talking with their kids, and HOW they can manage these conversations. Each episode, Justine and Jenny take off their 'teacher hats' and put on their 'parent hats' to chat a bit more informally about the various challenges and delights of educating young people about sexuality and relationships, and a whole lot more.
THAT sex ed podcast
Friendships - they can be awesome, devastating and everything in between
Justine and Jenny look at friendships. As Justine says in the episode: As a parent, as a human, we've got to really think about things because friendships can be awesome, amazing and make your heart sing... but they can also be devastating and 'leave little scars in our lives'. It's a complex world for sure, and not something we work out necessarily before the age of 18! Justine reports too that things get particularly gnarly around 8 or 9, when the feelings around friendships become particularly overt.
It's important to talk about friendships with your child. What they mean, how they should feel, and how to manage things when perhaps your child doesn't want to play with another child -- or be friends; or if your child is feeling excluded. And buckle up, because Jenny gets pretty strident about how she sees the role of parents, in supporting their children navigate the tides, depths, shallows and waves of not just friendships, but growing up.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Dana Kerford of URSTRONG
- Linda Stade, expert on friendship
- bullying
- power dynamics
- the idea of being 'mean on purpose' (rather than using the term bullying)
- the difference between parents and teachers educating children about friendships, rather than getting too involved and trying to fix things for the kids
Please visit our website sexeducationaustralia.com.au where you can listen to our other episodes and also browse our pages for more resources, information and support. Primary resources are listed here: https://sexeducationaustralia.com.au/resources-2/resources-for-parents/ and secondary resources here: https://sexeducationaustralia.com.au/resources-2/secondary-resources/
Send us questions or comments to THATsexedpodcast@gmail.com
Thanks for listening!
Jenny + Justine
