Dan Rice, an expert on how to talk with young people about sex education, joins this week’s episode of the Puberty Prof podcast. Working with the Rutgers University organization – Answer – for 15 years, Dan explains the need for talking about age- and developmentally appropriate sexuality topics with all ages. Dan is also the author of the sex positive book The Essential Sex Education Book for Parents: Guided Conversations to Have with Your Tweens and Teens. To find out more information, including a variety of sex education resource available, check out Answer’s website at:https://answer.rutgers.edu To purchase Dan’s book click here: https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Education-Book-Parents-Conversations/dp/1638074224/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28L6V5POE2R23&keywords=dan+rice+sex+education&qid=1652369901&sprefix=dan+rice%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1 Remember to check out the TALK …
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30. Mindfulness during the Pre-Teen Years
The Puberty Prof wants to help families and schools empower children and youth with positive coping skills, including Mindfulness Practices. To help her, Dr. Megan Sweet, creator of Your 3 Eyes, joins this episode to explain the benefits of this practice and how our old “fight or flight” response can be reconfigured for life in 2021/2022. Information is also shared on how households and schools can implement mindfulness practices in children’s and youth’s lives. More about Megan: Megan Sweet, a lifelong mindful practitioner, educator, and parent. The former and Senior Director at Mindful Schools , she is an expert of how to …
Why adults need to talk with their children beginning at younger ages
There are a variety of reasons for why adults need to talk with their children regarding puberty and other human sexuality topics beginning at a young age. One huge reason-the exorbitant number of media messages children are exposed to every day. Do you know how many media messages you are exposed to? It is estimated by Forbes magazine that most of us in the United States are exposed to anywhere from 4,000 to 10,000 ads per day. I challenge you to note all of the ads you are exposed to for one full day.This includes ads in the following places: …