Sexual Development in Late Childhood: What to Expect
What to expect from late childhood development.
Category Educators Teaching Puberty
Constellation: Sex, Eating Disorders, Substance Use Disorders
Look at the Constellation! Sex, Eating Disorders, and Substance Use Disorders If you want to break multiple taboos, start talking about sex and drugs! Then, toss in the subject of eating disorders for some extra shock value. As a person…
Healthy Sexual Development for Middle to Late Childhood
These charts are meant to provide parents and teachers with a way to assess sexual behavior.
3 Ways to Start the School Year Right
3 Ways to Start the School Year Right School is right around the corner, and many 9- to 12- year-olds are anxiously preparing to head back for a fresh year of learning and socializing. While some may be excited…
Ages & Stages of Healthy Childhood Sexual Development
These are some of the questions that caring adults grapple with as they seek to guide children along their path to adulthood.
Happy Spring! Alias Dress Code Season Part 3: The Solutions
Now that we have explored the many pitfalls and problems that can come with having a school dress code, you are ready to implement some of the solutions.
Happy Spring! Alias Dress Code Season, Part 2: Naming the Discriminations
Dress codes that rely on subjective descriptors can be interpreted in as many ways as there are people, and result in misinterpretations and dress code discriminations.
Happy Spring! …Alias Dress Code Season, Part 1
describe them. Kids in these situations say they have been “dress-coded.
Evaluation of Puberty: The Wonder Years Indicates Positive Student Outcomes
What Was Evaluated? Between January and April 2017, a large, urban school district participated in an evaluation of their puberty education programming using Puberty: The Wonder Years™. The school district wanted to learn if their puberty education program helped students…
Sexual Harassment & #MeToo
Sexual Harassment & #MeToo Sexual harassment has certainly been the topic on everyone’s lips over the last few weeks. Just when we expect the media furor to die down, a new incident emerges and another powerful public figure is…
#MeToo
We can prevent more children from abusing and being abused, but it will take hard work.
Puberty: Not So Wonderful?
Puberty: Not So Wonderful? Ask an adult what they remember about puberty, and they will probably get a funny look on their face. Next, they are likely to tell you a funny story about something embarrassing that happened to…