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
Tricky questions (part 2) - crushes, erections and porn
In this episode, Justine and Jenny continue their chat about how to answer those tricky questions that we can get as parents and caregivers from our children. In the classroom, our team run an activity called Anonymous Question Box and in this episode we look at some more of those Year 5/6 (age 10-11 years old) questions.
As soon as they go out into the world we need to arm them. If we’ve never discussed things with them, then they won’t come to us. They are going to hear things from other people - right and wrong - and they will hear about things that confuse them. They may see things too, either material they've found themselves because of curiosity or other people may show them videos and pictures. So if we as parents aren't present and available and willing to speak, to answer questions, to correct misinformation and give clear expectations, then we are leaving our kids alone to navigate the big job of growing up.
Questions talked about in this episode:
Why do people get crushes?
Why do people get erections? They're embarrassing, how can I manage them?
What's porn? My friend thinks it's funny but what is it?
When is the right time to have sex? How does someone know they're ready?
Other things we talk about:
What is normal sexual development versus what would be considered red flag behaviour (check out these graphics from the NT and QLD governments:
https://education.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0010/731683/traffic_lights_guide.jpg
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
