sex ed

What it’s like growing up as the daughter of renowned sexpert Sue Johanson

What it’s like growing up as the daughter of renowned sexpert Sue Johanson

Everybody has a story about Sue Johanson, an educational pioneer who everybody loved—and the subject of her daughter Jane's new documentary, Sex with Sue.

Jane Johanson, as told to Flannery Dean, Chatelaine

How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex: an age-by-age guide

How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex: an age-by-age guide

This subject can be daunting— so we asked experts how to talk to kids about sex covering everything from intercourse, puberty, gender identity and consent.

Lindsay Kneteman

Four things my four-year-old already knows about sex

Four things my four-year-old already knows about sex

My son’s language might come as a surprise to some, but I think every preschooler should be as well versed in the basics of sex ed, including the fact that sex feels good.

Julia Pelly

Prepare thyself: One day, your kid will watch porn

Prepare thyself: One day, your kid will watch porn

It may be a decade or more away, but it'll happen. And if you do the right things while they’re little, you can mitigate any potential negative effects.

Ann Cavlovic

I used Star Wars to teach my sons about consent

I used Star Wars to teach my sons about consent

When my sons asked me a question about date rape, I turned to movies like Bladerunner, Star Wars and 10 Things I Hate About You to help explain.

Madeleine Deliee

5 tips for talking to your kid about masturbation

5 tips for talking to your kid about masturbation

Keep it cool, stress that it’s common and other ways to have an (almost) mortification-free chat about masturbation with your child.

Kate Rae

These kids' hilarious sex questions show why early sex ed is so important

These kids' hilarious sex questions show why early sex ed is so important

"If you intercourse longer, is the baby born bigger?" Kids have questions about sex, and if we don't answer them, they'll come to their own conclusions.

Kevin John Siazon

This is why young children need to explore gender identity in the classroom

This is why young children need to explore gender identity in the classroom

Take it from a teacher: keeping gender identity in the Ontario sex ed curriculum helps our kids, because they’re asking questions about it already.

Gordon Nore

Talking to your kids about sexting is more important than ever

Talking to your kids about sexting is more important than ever

Yes, discussing sex can be uncomfortable for everyone involved—but not as uncomfortable as a compromising photo of your teen making the rounds online.

Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media

5 ways to block porn on your kid's devices

5 ways to block porn on your kid's devices

It's not always easy to prevent kids from seeing explicit content online, but here are some ways to limit what shows up on their devices.

Caroline Knorr

What experts say kids need to learn in sex ed

What experts say kids need to learn in sex ed

Everyone from parents to politicians weighs in on sex ed, but we asked the experts what information kids need to make choices about their own bodies.

Lindsay Kneteman

We need an up-to-date sex-ed curriculum: A teacher, paediatrician and sex educator weigh in

We need an up-to-date sex-ed curriculum: A teacher, paediatrician and sex educator weigh in

The Conservative government has given teachers an interim sex-ed curriculum, but it's still missing essential topics like consent.

Amanda Lee

Ontario’s sex ed curriculum reverts back to 1998: Here's what you'll need to teach your kids

Ontario’s sex ed curriculum reverts back to 1998: Here's what you'll need to teach your kids

The "new" curriculum makes no mention of same-sex marriage, consent, transgender or queer youth. This is how you can still have those talks with your kids.

Amanda Lee

With Doug Ford as Premier, are our kids vulnerable?

With Doug Ford as Premier, are our kids vulnerable?

He’s threatening to drop the new sex-ed curriculum; here's how we can work together as parents to protect, support and educate our kids.

Amanda Jetté Knox

The importance of teaching kids to trust their gut

The importance of teaching kids to trust their gut

Nearly 90 percent of children who experience sexual abuse know their abuser. It’s important that they can trust their own instincts.

Nadine Thornhill

How to have the sexting talk with your kid

How to have the sexting talk with your kid

Sexting is one of those things you want to get ahead of before your kid starts doing it. Need some solid conversation starters? We’ve got you covered.

Marnie Goldenberg

Should you tell your kid they were an accident?

Should you tell your kid they were an accident?

Just because you didn’t plan your pregnancy doesn’t mean you don’t love your child just the same—but should you tell them?

Julia Seidl

How I made the sex talk with my daughter less weird

How I made the sex talk with my daughter less weird

My mother’s approach to talking about sex—which was to not talk about sex—felt like a lie of omission. I wanted to do things differently with my daughter.

Alicia Elliott

Why you should talk to your kids about sex earlier than you think

Why you should talk to your kids about sex earlier than you think

Cory Silverberg

Sanitized sex-ed is dangerous

Sanitized sex-ed is dangerous

Swapping correct anatomical words like "penis" and "vagina" with the vague term "private parts" in the sex-ed curriculum doesn't uphold modesty—it teaches shame.

Marnie Goldenberg

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