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.
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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…
Menstrual Hygiene Day
Whether you are a parent, caregiver, or educator, you can highlight the importance of menstrual health and hygiene by talking about it.
Media Literacy
Adolescents rely on media as a major source of information, but are they media literate?
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…