19 Mar 2020

The joy of sex(uality) education

From Nine To Noon, 11:26 am on 19 March 2020
Sex education

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How can parents best navigate and negotiate the sexuality journey with young people?

University of Canterbury Health lecturer Tracy Clelland has conducted the first local research on New Zealand parents' attitudes towards sexuality education.

She says many parents find it difficult to talk about sex and sexuality, and even though they may want to, they often go about it in a way that is not conducive to good communication.

She talks to Kathryn about how parents can best approach the role.