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When my child asked me 'Mom, what's 69?'...
Answering Inevitable Questions
How would your parents have reacted if you had asked them this question? Maybe something like 'Why the heck are you asking about that?', or 'Where did you hear that dirty phrase?' or "Don't be asking about things like that?" in either angry, panicked, or shameful tones!
When I was a kid/tween or teen, I knew that asking my mom ANYTHING that had to do with S.E.X. was OFF THE TABLE. No, sir, was I going to raise my mom's wrath!
And also, I figured she might not even know because she NEVER talked about sex.
But I knew, from the start of having kids, that I didn't want to be that way. I knew that I wanted to raise my kids in a sex-positive home that was safe and trustworthy.
That's easy on paper.
It's a nice picture in my head.
The reality (once I had kids) is that it felt scary AF (if I'm being honest).
Fortunately, I've had experts like Melissa Carnagey of Sex Positive Families and Amy Lang of Birds Bees...
Sex-Ed As Part Of Abuse Prevention Education with Dr. Nadine Thornhill
It can be hard for ANY parent to teach something that wasn't taught to them when growing up. You have few models of how it's done AND if you add your own negative experiences around the topic, it can make it FEEL that much harder. This is why I'm so grateful for experts who can guide us, and show us how much easier it actually IS!
SHOWNOTES
Cue Dr. Nadine Thornhill, sexuality educator and all around awesome human! Nadine is a certified sex educator and Doctor of Education specializing in child and adolescent sexuality. She helps folks access fact-based information, and build strong communication skills so they can teach the kids in their life about for their bodies, building positive relationships, and feeling good about who they are!
She strives to work within sex-positive, queer-positive, anti-oppressive, and pro-choice frameworks.
In her nearly fifteen years as a sexuality educator, she’s worked with thousands of people, and dozens of schools and organizations across...
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