Who should teach your kids about the birds and the bees?

  Sex education lessons are set to change with children taught about the dangers of pornography, sexting and online grooming in a major shake-up. The move follows months of campaigning from MPs and charity groups who argue the current curriculum is years out of date and does not reflect the dangers faced by young people today […]

When Should You Have The Birds & Bees Talk With Your Kids?

Children are spending more time online due to the pandemic and it’s raised some issues around talking to them about sex and relationships. According to new global research by AVG  (free  antivirus security protection)  67% of parents agreed that the combination of their children’s screen time and the adult content online to which they can […]

Is it a good idea to snoop on your child’s texts and social media messages?

Parents should snoop on their child’s texts and social media messages, David Cameron’s new advisor on childhood has claimed – but what do YOU think ? How do you monitor your child’s social media activity and keep an eye on what they’re saying, and who they are saying it to, and what they are posting […]

Teaching your kids about sex – oh dear there’s a new smartphone app for that !

I’m on BBC Radio Warwicks today talking about the new explicit sex app for 13 year olds ! Whatever happened to talking & teaching your kids about sex in a loving safe environment passing on your values and setting sex within a loving, caring, respectful relationship ? respectyourself.info website is a new website that gives tips on […]

Are YOUR children or teenagers being exposed to a heavy diet of soft core porn ?

I’ve got two kids –  I’ve got a 17 year old daughter and  a 19 year old son so I know first hand about navigating the choppy waters of the teenage years. (Here’s my MP3 download of step-by–step ideas, strategies, techniques and skills that eliminates the frustrations and worries of bringing up a teenager ) https://sueatkinsparentingcoach.com/teenager-troubles/ […]

Where has my little girl gone?

    As you know I have been interviewed many times on the TV and radio about the early sexualisation of girls and have written  about what I think about  padded bras for seven-year-olds, dolls dressed in high heels, and pole dancing kits for kids as I am the Mum to the very wonderful Molly – my […]

Mumsnet sex education survey

As a former Head of PSHE Department I was interested in this new survey by Mumsnet. When Mumsnet heard that the government was conducting an internal review into Personal, Social, Health and Economics (PSHE) education, they thought it would be useful to conduct a Mumsnet sex education survey to gather your views on the thorny matter of […]

Don’t Be a Weiner! Teens & Sexting

Here’s a guest post from the wonderful Talking Teenage website. “Fathers do it. Women do it. Teens do it. Congressman Weiner did it and it resulted in his resignation and in humiliation for his pregnant wife. We are talking about sexting. We expect that Father’s Day will be a very confusing day for Mr. Weiner […]

Sexuality and Social Media

Today, as I my 16 year old  daughter headed out to a party last night and  I heard myself say,” Is it a bit tooooo short?” I am delighted to welcome the wonderful @TalkingTeenage from Twitter, otherwise known as Barbara  R. Greenberg and Jennifer A. Powell-Lunder from  http://www.talkingteenage.com/ They have a written an excellent book called “Teenage as […]