In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Emmalinda MacLean, co-founder of More Than Sex-Ed, a Los Angeles-based non-profit whose mission is to nourish healthy development through honest conversation about sex. She is the Director of Curriculum & Instruction at More Than Sex-Ed plus she wrote a children’s book around the topic of consent called “Everybody, Every Body!”
In case you couldn’t guess, this episode will talk openly about sexual topics, so this episode might not be safe for work.
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TIME STAMPS:
1:42 How Emmalinda landed a career in sex ed
4:24 Gender diversity is NOT a new thing
7:21 Parental backlash?
8:22 Beth’s sex ed experience at church
10:33 Teaching consent
12:00 Questions about “gay sex”
14:00 What is sex?
15:52 Can parents rely on school or church to teach about sex?
17:53 Don’t Freak Out!
19:33 Acknowledging pleasure reduces victimization
20:25 At what age can kids start learning about sex?
22:30 The topic of menstruation and Turning Red
25:23 How does gaming and social media affect our kids?
27:30 What’s the deal about furries?
30:18 Anonymous question box and porn
33:31 What about sexting?
35:19 What should parents do regarding phones?
36:03 How the fall of Roe will affect our teens
39:19 Emmalinda’s best piece of advice for parent
42:10 LGBTQ+ identities
44:00 What services does More Than Sex-Ed provide?
