Lessons on puberty need to be more inclusive. A new tool hopes to do just that.

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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.


Educators who teach elementary-age students about puberty now have a resource to help make their lessons as inclusive as possible. 

The new publication focuses on five key principles for gender-inclusive puberty health and education: teaching students gender literacy, helping them understand natural variation, emphasizing physiology instead of gender, describing the “many pathways” that children can grow into adult bodies, and, similarly, explaining the different pathways to starting a family.  Read more…

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