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When it comes to talking to children and young people about sex and relationships, it is difficult to know what to say. How do you answer their questions? How much is too much? And what is age appropriate?
Sex Ed for Grown-Ups is an open and honest guide that empowers adults to talk to young people about all things sex and relationships.
Written by an independent relationships and sex education consultant, this light-hearted and accessible book encourages grown-ups to think and talk about the topics that scare them the most: from body parts, gender, puberty and first-time sex, to pornography, sexting and knowing what to do when things go wrong. Full of hints, tips and first-hand stories, it is a fun, compassionate and engaging exploration of relationships and sex, which will help adults to fully support young people as they develop a healthy view of both sex and themselves.
Sex Ed for Grown-Ups is essential reading for parents, teachers, youth workers, social workers and any adult who wants to have well-informed and positive conversations with the children and young people in their lives.
List of contents
Introduction
Before we get started
The issue with ‘nice’
Being normal?
What’s the message?
Approaching menace
Quiz
Bodies
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes… mind the gap
All aboard the tour bus
Lumps, bumps, and hairy bits
Where do babies come from
Get your hands out of your pants, it’s dirty…
Sex
What is sex?
Making sex safe
Making sex safe: Contraception
Making sex safe: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Making sex safe: Consent & Sexual Citizenship
What to do when things go wrong
Sex Media
Pornography and Sex media
Reading between the lines of mainstream media
Mobile phones & life online
Shameless Sexting
Conclusion
Quiz Answers
About the author
Jonny Hunt is an independent relationships and sex education (RSE) consultant. Jonny has spent his career working face to face with children and young people of various ages (from four years upwards), and training the professionals who work with them around all aspects of sex and relationships. Jonny specialises in delivering inclusive RSE, with a rights-based approach, encouraging both adults and young people to explore their values and attitudes to sex and relationships.
Summary
This is an open and honest guide, full of hints, tips, and first-hand stories, which will empower adults to fully support young people to develop a healthy view of relationships and sex. It is essential reading for parents, teachers, youth workers, social workers and any adult who wants to have well-informed and positive conversations
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Jonny Hunt knows his stuff. For years he’s given dynamic sex-education lessons to children and young people. Now, to bring adults up to speed, he has transcribed his down-to-earth approach into this informative, big-hearted, open-minded book. It puts sex and relationships topics into social, emotional and historical perspective with solid research, personal and professional anecdotes, empathy, humour and an insightful angle on how unequally girls and boys experience growing up. As parents, we have a lot to learn before we become more comfortable talking openly with our digital-native kids. Sex Ed for Grown-Ups points us in the right direction
Leah Jewett, Outspoken Sex Ed Director
In this excellent book, Jonny Hunt explores the myths and challenges of speaking about sex and relationships, and offers much sensible and practical advice around the topic. A practitioner of considerable experience and expertise in working in both primary and secondary settings, Jonny brings a conversational and reassuring tone to tackle all aspects of relationships and sex education, from early conversations with very young children to the more mature areas such as pornography and teen sexting. It will give readers the confidence to engage with these issues in a fact-based and young person-focussed manner, and I would recommend it not only for parents but also teachers of relationships education and the wider children’s workforce.
Andy Phippen, Professor of Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
