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Some of the toughest questions parents receive from their child aren’t about subjects like algebra or geography. They’re about sex– What is it? How do you do it? Who has sex? How do you know if you’re ready for it? These curiosities are completely typical within childhood and adolescence, and they offer amazing opportunities for a trusted […]
by Mark Loewen. Two dads, two moms, one dad, one mom… These coloring pages show what all loving families have in common. Families love having fun together! This is one of the first children’s coloring books featuring kids with loving parents who are gay, lesbian, bi, or transgender. A great way for kids to learn about all kinds […]
by McKinley Hunter Manasco. The rules of physical contact can be tricky to grasp and children with special needs are at a heightened risk of abuse. This friendly picture book explains in simple terms how to tell the difference between acceptable and inappropriate touch, thereby helping the child with special needs stay safe.
by Yonina Rubinstein. This simple but powerful book tackles the myth that having children dooms a parent’s sex life. It provides simple to read, crucial information about post-partum changes and gives a rich toolbox of practical ways to reconnect and deepen your sexuality after childbirth.
In this episode of Sex Positive Families the Podcast, we discuss the importance of providing early, ongoing sexuality education to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
A website that celebrates the intricacies of bodies and fertility, providing accessible information about fertility, menstrual cycles, and showcases photographs documenting changes in the cervix and cervical fluid throughout the cycle
by Pop’n’Olly, this animated video thoughtfully explores what being intersex means.
by Kyl Myers. In this illuminating memoir, Kyl delivers a liberating portrait of a family’s choice to dismantle the long-accepted and often-harmful social construct of what it means to be assigned a gender from birth. As a sociologist, Kyl explores the science of gender and sex and the adulthood gender inequities that start in childhood. […]
A board game about menstruation. It strives to turn a typically uneasy situation into a fun, positive, learning experience. The game teaches participants about what is happening within the body and how to “go with the flow.”
by Craig Pomranz. An early book about the power of diversity, the importance of self-acceptance and family support when a child is navigating their way through limiting gender messages and stereotypes.
In this episode of Sex Positive Families the Podcast, we explore how to foster a shame-free understanding of pleasure in the early years of a child’s life.
The Talk Podcast showcases conversations with parents and experts about the possibility of creating a new kind of communicative environment between parents and children, by making tough topics part of natural, constant, and candid dialogue, and where no subject is off limits. This episode features insights from Dr. Shakina Nayfack, sexuality educator Julia Feldman, and […]
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