Sex education is evolving to meet kids where they are – on the internet

Nick Kroll, Riyadh Khalaf and Nicole Cushman speak with Annie Colbert about the necessity of sex education, of all kinds, in all schools, for all people. Read more…More about Sex And Relationships, Sex Education, Sex Ed, Social Good Summit 2018, and…

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‘The Care and Keeping of You’ author on why Google can’t replace the classic puberty book for girls

The internet has changed how kids learn about sex, but sex ed in the classroom still sucks. In Sex Ed 2.0, Mashable explores the state of sex ed and imagines a future where digital innovations are used to teach consent, sex positivity, respect, and r…

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Sex ed wish list: What schools should be teaching

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The internet has changed how kids learn about sex, but sex ed in the classroom still sucks. In Sex Ed 2.0, Mashable explores the state of sex ed and imagines a future where digital innovations are used to teach consent, sex positivity, respect, and responsibility.

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Sure, while Australia banned guns, has one of the highest minimum wages in the world, offers free healthcare — it, like America, and many other countries, still lags on sex ed. Read more…

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20 online resources to take sex ed into your own hands

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The internet has changed how kids learn about sex, but sex ed in the classroom still sucks. In Sex Ed 2.0, Mashable explores the state of sex ed and imagines a future where digital innovations are used to teach consent, sex positivity, respect, and responsibility.

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Relying on schools for quality sex education doesn’t cut it, unfortunately. 

Sex ed in the U.S. hasn’t traditionally been the most inclusive — or accurate. Only 24 states and D.C. require sex education, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization focused on reproductive health and rights. Abstinence-only education, preferred in many school districts, has been proven to be ineffective at reducing teen pregnancy and STDs, and LGBTQ youth rarely see themselves represented in health or sex ed classes.  Read more…

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Nick Kroll’s Netflix series ‘Big Mouth’ is the candid conversation about sex you never had as a teen

Nick Kroll, surprisingly, doesn’t remember much from sex ed. 
You’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise if you’ve watched Big Mouth, Kroll’s animated Netflix series that plays the mind-bending confusion of puberty for laughs. 
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