#WhyCare – Brian
#WhyCare – Brian While shopping for a computer, a young man named Brian helped me select my purchase. In the course of our conversation, I told him about the work I do. He lit up! Brian told me how important…
Wendy Sellers
#WhyCare – Jennifer
#WhyCare – Jennifer Recently, a teacher named Jennifer told me this story. When Jennifer was three, she woke up early on Christmas morning. Very excited to begin her day, she burst into her parents’ bedroom to find her mother on…
How Can We Remain Silent About Puberty? Part 2
Effective sex education with a positive focus
#WhyCare – Dylan
#WhyCare – Dylan Many years ago, I was working with a rural school district that needed support in planning their sex education programming. A nurse shared the life-altering experience she had while working in a clinic in southern Michigan. This #WhyCare…
#WhyCare – Annie
#WhyCare – Annie Annie is an intelligent, compassionate person who carefully balances her parenting role with her professional role. Now that her children are in elementary school, Annie realizes she needs to have some “talks” with her son and daughter.…
How Can We Remain Silent About Puberty? Part 1
Reasons it is vital to teach young people how to be sexually healthy adults.
Sex Education Maelstrom
Sex Education Maelstrom Recent news events have illustrated the need for sex education that begins early; incorporates effective strategies and accurate information; and supports parents, teachers, and schools in their efforts to educate children and youth in a manner that…
Home-School Partnership Is Key
Home-school partnership protects children.
What Makes Curriculum Effective?
What Makes Curriculum Effective? Effective sexuality education programs prevent or reduce risky sexual behaviors by helping young people postpone sexual intercourse and increasing the use of risk reduction methods in those who are sexually active. Research has shown that such…
How Can We Know If Sex Education Works?
How can we know if sex education works? As in any academic subject, sex education is most effective when it is taught in a sequential, age-appropriate manner, beginning when students are young and continuing through the twelfth grade. Lessons will…