Family Engagement 5: Strategies for Family Engagement
By using strategies that address these two main goals, the home-school partnership that supports and protects students can be strengthened. Family Engagement 5 is the last in a five-part series.
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Family Engagement 4: Barriers and Facilitators of Family Engagement
Let’s look at the reasons parents and schools might have trouble working together to provide the sex education children and adolescents need. Family Engagement 4 is the fourth in a five-part series.
Family Engagement 3: Benefits of Family Engagement
With all the benefits of family engagement related to sex education, schools are wise to forge a strong home-school partnership that will keep children and adolescents safe and healthy. Family Engagement 3 is the third in a five-part series.
Family Engagement 2: When Parents and Teachers Clash
Anticipating these possible times when parents and teachers clash can help everyone work together more smoothly. Family Engagement 2 is the second in a five-part series.
Family Engagement 1: What Parents and Teachers Want
Parents and teachers share similar goals for children/students, and that is a key to partnership. Family Engagement 1 is the first in a five-part series.
Using Inclusive Sex Education Language
Here are four reasons to use inclusive language, what happens if we aren’t inclusive, and examples of how to be more inclusive.
Join Teachers Talk Puberty
If you are feeling alone and exhausted, please consider joining your fellow puberty teachers in “Teachers Talk Puberty.”
Successful Virtual Sex Ed
Successful Virtual Sex Ed Several educators have contacted me with their concerns about teaching puberty education to students who are learning at home because of virtual or hybrid classes. Here are 10 tips and strategies for successful virtual sex ed.…
Puberty Education for 5th Graders
It is tempting to think fifth graders aren’t ready to learn about puberty and sexuality. After all, they’re just children, right? Yes, fifth graders are typically 10 and 11 years old. However, they have many characteristics that make it important to teach…
Porn and the Pandemic: The Perfect Storm
During the pandemic, more people who are sheltering in place have turned to online sexually explicit images (porn, pornography) for entertainment.
More Silver Linings #3
As the pandemic continues, we are more in need of hope and support than ever. Here are more silver linings in this coronavirus storm.
6 Weeks to Puberty Education
Are your puberty lessons outdated, ineffective, or nonexistent? Let me show you how to be ready for puberty education in 6 weeks!