Tickets:
£15 in person/ £10 on Zoom/ Free for Hearth Members
Programme:
6:30 pm Doors open for refreshments
7pm - 8:30 pm Talk and Q&A
8:30-9 pm Mingling
9 pm Doors closed
About This Event
Young people are telling us that the “sex talk” from parents has been largely disappointing and that schools have been increasingly focusing on sexual reproduction rather than pleasure. Naturally, the thought of our children as sexual beings is not easy to digest, but in the knowledge that the overwhelming majority of young people do go on to be intimate, we need to do our best to ensure that when those moments do come, they are centred on consent, safety AND pleasure. During this evening, we’ll be discussing how to talk to our young people about intimacy and physical closeness in a way that is safe and kind for all involved, including us parents and carers!
About The Series
Our children are growing up in a challenging world and environment. Poor education, poor communication and the lack of support are leading to misconceptions and escalating mental health and wellbeing issues. Children may be taught academic subjects at school, but often, they are not guided properly, or at all, through some of the big life questions they may have - what's happening to my body? how do I process these new or difficult feelings? Who can I talk to and trust to guide me? Children are not the only ones who need help.
As parents, we would like to develop a positive bond with our children, to be able to help guide and support them through these questions and changes. But how do we go about talking about these sensitive and difficult subjects? We need guidance too, on how to talk to our childen about difficult topics, such as sex and relationships, death and grieving, changing bodies and stages. This series aims to help parents educate and support their children through difficult topics.
Saskia Boujo
Relationship & Sex Educator
Saskia is a relationship and sex educator who has been teaching young people for almost 20 years. Saskia works closely with primary and secondary school children to reclaim the positivity around their bodies, their understanding of sex and relationships, menstrual cycles and physical stages. In her first book, This Period in My Life, Saskia was inspired by the many misconceptions around periods that she battled with in the classroom, that seemed to reinforce a negative narrative around menstruation.
She believes that better education around menstruation is a right, but frustratingly it is squeezed into just a few theoretical lessons that are lacking in practical advice that young people are desperate for, and entitled to. Saskia has 3 children all born through IVF. She campaigns to remove stigma around fertility related issues, and believes that with better education around periods she could potentially have avoided her infertility, caused by endometriosis.
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