TPP 044a: Amy Lang on Sex Education and Differently-Wired Kids
b"I'm sitting down with sexuality educator and parenting expert Amy Lang for a very frank and open conversation* about sex ed for children\\u2014what they need to know, when they need to know it, how to talk about it, and much much more. Amy is passionate about the fact that at its core, sex education is a health and safety issue for our kids. She explains why as our children\\u2019s parents and caregivers, it is up to us to initiate and continue to have conversations surrounding sexuality.\\nAmy Lang is committed to changing and challenging cultural beliefs about children and sexuality. She does this by teaching adults the best and most effective ways to talk, learn, and think about the birds and bees, and provides research-based, high quality keynotes, workshops, webinars, books, and other tools so adults can be true champions for the kids they care for and love. Her website is Birds + Bees + Kids.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nTHINGS YOU\\u2019LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:\\n\\nWhen parents should have \\u201cthe talk\\u201d about sex (and why the \\u201cchild-focused\\u201d approach of waiting until they ask is wrong)\\n\\nThe importance of parents reflecting on their\\xa0own\\xa0relationship with sex education before talking with their kids\\n\\nWhat children should know by what age\\n\\nHow to talk to kids who are reluctant to engage in any conversation having to do with sex\\n\\nWhy differently-wired kids are especially vulnerable / need additional sex education than typically developing kids\\n\\n\\xa0\\nRESOURCES MENTIONED:\\n\\n\\nBirds + Bees + Kids\\xa0(Amy\\u2019s website)\\n\\n\\nDating Smarts: What Every Teen Needs to Know to Date, Relate, or Wait\\xa0by Amy Lang\\n\\n\\nBirds + Bees + YOUR Kids: A Guide to Sharing Your Beliefs About Sexuality, Love, and Relationships\\xa0by Amy Lang\\n\\n\\nIt\\u2019s Not the Stork: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends\\xa0by Robie Harris\\n\\n\\nIt\\u2019s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health\\xa0by Robie Harris\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"