Sex Education is not easy for parents, education systems and kids. My gosh… we adults struggle with communicating with each other on a good day! Add porn to the mix and for many, it is a whole new level of… how do we deal with this when it comes to raising kids?
Porn is here…. Caitie and Kylees bring a sex positive, non-judgmental and very informative perspective. Talking to pre-teens and teens. Why this is so important to your relationship with a young person as well as their relationship wit future partners and themselves.
Caitie Dahl, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Forensic Interviewer and Trainer, First Witness Child Advocacy Center
Kylee Pass, Master of Social Work, Family Advocate and Trainer, First Witness Child Advocacy Center
What do we talk about?
What do statistics say about how much, what kind and where porn is being accessed. Where do you want your kids to learn about sex and porn? You or someone they trust – or some random person on the internet? Check out Kylee’s story.
Sex Education… what was yours like? What is required to be taught… or not taught in school. (“Medically correct” information is optional! Some states focus only on the negative.)
Pleasure as part of sex education? How does it show up in porn. Who’s pleasure is prioritized?
Two ideologies around sex education and some rebranding.
Queer kids and the lack of sex education… and the potential consequences.
Porn as an educational tool for filling in the gaps or when nothing else is an option.
Innocent kids and consenting acts can still have kids landing with issues.
SO… HOW do we talk about it?
They walk us through words to say, ways to say it. Mindsets to be in when bringing things up or when it is unexpected. When and when not to. When to let things go.
Suggestions broken out for age groups
9-11
11-15
15+
RESOURCES
Tushy
https://hellotushy.com/
Buzz Feed’s
8th Grade Female Anatomy Test
Videos to help you talk about sex and sexuality, healthy relationships, etc. for a variety of age groups
Amaze.org
The Porn Conversations offers tools for parents to use to instigate the talk at home. Our mission is to give adults the opportunity to help kids and teens make smart and informed decisions regarding pornography. Today we need more than sex education at school – we need parents to have the porn conversation.
The Porn Conversation
A little taste of Big Mouth
NOT SAFE FOR MOST WORKS
BIG MOUTH Trailer (2017) Netflix
(IF you work for Big Mouth and Netflix… probably safe!)
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Education
Sex education for teens – by teens
SexEtc.
“Sex Ed for the Real World”
Scarleteen
Statistics cited from the insights page
Pornhub.com/insights
CONTACT Caitie and Kylee
To speak to groups, churches or events where this contact might be appropriate.
First Witness – Child Advocacy Center
FirstWitness.org
Find them on instagram and facebook
Caitie Dahl
CDahl@firstwitness.org
Kylee Pass
KPass@firstwitness.org
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MUSIC USED IN THIS EPISODE
Music from the Album, Synthetic Universe, by Brent a Reiland and John Lyell. Intro Music sampled from Etheral Float; Parting Music sampled from Pleiadian Sky.
John Lyell
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