Photo from: www.npr.org May: Teen Pregnancy Prevention MonthPlanned Parenthood of Southern New England (PPSNE) is recognizing Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month by offering teen clinics in Connecticut and Rhode Island focused specifically on pregnancy prevention. Although teen pregnancy rates are declining across the country, PPSNE says that Connecticut and Rhode Island are still ranked 13th and 11th… Read more »
Image: happyplaytime.com/ Shouldn’t there be an app for that?Tech2 reported on Monday that Apple has removed an app called “HappyPlayTime” from the iTunes store. The app is described on the HappyPlayTime blog as “a sex education game whose aim is to eliminate the stigma around female masturbation,” and it does so by guiding the player… Read more »
The Center for Sex Education (CSE) curriculum, Streetwise to Sex-wise: Sexuality Education for High Risk Youth proves groundbreaking success in a research article published in the Journal of Sex Research titled Sexual Education, Gender Ideology, and Youth Sexual Empowerment.* In this seminal article, the authors highlight how Streetwise to Sex-wise incorporates unique and effective components of gender ideology,… Read more »
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Home of Largest Decline in Teen Pregnancy in Nation! Image: http://wymancenter.org/nationalnetwork/top/ Thirty-two Hennepin County public schools in Minneapolis are reporting news-worthy declines in teen pregnancy rates among their young residents since implementing TOP (Teen Outreach Program). With the help of $17 million in federal funds, 2,200 students over five years will participate in the… Read more »
The Sex Ed Store has lots of new offers! Pre-order these two curricula to complete your lesson plans for 2014! Changes, Changes, Changes Changes, Changes, Changes is an up-to-date expansion of the classic New Methods for Puberty Education. This new edition features 9 chapters with more than 40 engaging and informative lesson activities. Topics range from emotional and physical… Read more »
Image from http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/sexandhistory/ Sex and History in Exeter Professors at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom are convincing students aged 14-19 that learning about history is fun and sex ed doesn’t have to be awkward. History professor Kate Fisher and classicist Dr. Rebecca Langlands have created the Sex and History project, which uses historical… Read more »
Separate, but why? In the March 13 issue of TIME magazine, Camille Paglia argued that there are real biological and social differences between boys and girls, and that sex ed classes should be sex-specific in order to address those issues properly. However, a 2014 meta-analysis by Pahlke, Hyde, and Allison comparing academic outcomes of 1.6… Read more »
Want to be on the cutting edge of research in sexuality education? Well, you can be! Your membership to the Sex Ed Network provides you with free, full access to the American Journal of Sexuality Education. In the full post, check out the editorials, research, commentaries, and lessons plans from Volume 9, Issue 1 of 2014. You… Read more »
Image: http://www.drdf.org.ph/yafs4 Teenage Pregnancy on the Rise in Philippines According to the most recent study on Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality (YAFS) in the Philippines, rates of motherhood and first-time pregnancy among 15 to 19 year old girls is currently at 14%, up from six percent in 2002. As reported by Australia Network News, Dr. Josefina Natividad, the study… Read more »
I grew up in Staten Island, and there is a lot I miss about my hometown. I miss seeing my brother every day, who drives the Staten Island train. I miss other family and friends who still live on the Island. I miss the pizza, which is really the best in New York, no matter… Read more »
Kansas: Poster Sparks Anger, Leads to Opt-In Mandates In Sex Ed The passage of Senate Bill 376 would mandate school districts to obtain signed permission slips from parents or guardians so their children could engage in human sexuality instruction. Anger over a poster brought the Bill to the floor after a student showed her father a picture of it. The… Read more »
What Project(s) In Sex Ed Are You Currently Working On? I am currently devising a parent workshop series for the Parent Association at my school for grades 4-12. After conducting two well-attended parent events on “How to answer questions about sexuality” I’ve convinced the administration and the community that this work is relevant! Bio: Unafraid… Read more »
National Sex Ed Conference Blog SubmissionsFor the next several weeks, we’ll be posting attendees’ thoughts, impressions, and takeaways from the National Sex Ed Conference. Please email Jennifer Hart, CFLE’s blog manager, with your submission, limited to 500 words or less. To kick us off, we’ll hear from Jocelyn Schur, a CFLE Scholarship Recipient and emerging sex… Read more »
What project(s) in Sex Ed are you currently working on? I am currently working on the development of a curriculum entitled Talking With Your Child About Sexuality: A Parents/Caregivers Curriculum, funded by the CDC and informed by a diverse Advisory Committee on which Bill Taverner of CFLE participated, along with a number of other distinguished scholars… Read more »
What project(s) in Sex Ed are you currently working on? I currently work for Bronx Teens Connection, an adolescent pregnancy prevention program out of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. We are a community-wide initiative to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health through 4 components: evidence-based sexual health education programs, access to high… Read more »
What project(s) in Sex Ed are you currently working on? In May 2013, I was certified as a trainer for the middle and high school levels of Our Whole Lives (OWL), a renowned sexuality education program developed by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ. The OWL program has been integral in… Read more »
What project(s) in Sex Ed are you currently working on?I serve on a national advisory council for research supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to create evidence-based curricula for a trauma informed approach to sex education for vulnerable children and teens. Additionally, I’m writing a book chapter entitled, “Encouraging Sexual Health in Youth With Problematic… Read more »
By Bill Taverner About twenty years ago, I was running sex education programs for Phoenix House, a substance abuse treatment provider headquartered in New York City. I was talking about aphrodisiacs, or more accurately, alleged aphrodisiacs. It was a perfect lead-in to discussing how people sometimes use substances in an attempt to enhance sexual desire… Read more »
What project(s) in sex ed are you currently working on? I am designing an innovative curriculum based on the philosophy of the Children’s Aid Society-Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program. The project is titled ABOVE THE WAIST: Beginning with the Brain and incorporates cutting edge research in the field of adolescent brain development to support healthy sexual… Read more »
What project(s) in Sex Ed are you currently working on? Evaluating the impact of Our Whole Lives (OWL) training and facilitation has with our Community/School Health Educator Majors and how it enhances or improves improves their confidence in teaching sexuality education, and how it shapes their future career choices, and how they used the training… Read more »
