Founder and Lead Educator of Power Up Education, Kerri Isham, discusses her path to becoming a professional sex educator, mentoring, and her vision for the future of sex education. Please see Kerri's other interview with Ask Mrs. Watts to learn more about her programming and Power Up Education. RESOURCES Power Up Education https://www.powerupeducation.com/meet-the-team Netflix Shows: Sex Education https://www.netflix.com/title/80197526 Down for Love https://www.netflix.com/title/81599745 Love on the Spectrum https://www.netflix.com/title/81338328 Visit https://askmrswatts.com for Mrs. Watts' complete list of sex education resources for parents GET SOCIAL WITH ASK MRS. WATTS Instagram https://www.instagram.com/askmrswatts TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@askmrs.watts DISCLAIMER Information presented by Ask Mrs. Watts and affiliates is for inspiration and entertainment purposes only and not a substitute for medical advice or care. The information offered by Ask Mrs. Watts and affiliates is not warranted to be complete, and any reliance you place on such information is at your own risk. Ask Mrs. Watts will not be liable or responsible for damages or loss in connection with the use of this platform, content recommendations, and other related materials.

In this episode, we talk with the amazing Kerri Isham. Kerri is a fellow SEA member (Sex Education Alliance) and the founder and lead educator at Power Up Education. Kerri creates programming for adults who care for children and trains them to develop a culture of child protection. Programming includes sexual health education for children and youth with special needs and information regarding the long-term impacts of pornography (plus so much more). Why? Because Kerri, like me, believes it takes a village to create change for our most precious resource - our children. Listen as we discuss the massive responsibility of being a sex educator, the connection between sex education and mental health, and grandparents as sex educators. Kerri also shares her recipe for sex education curricula for youth, including early exposure, honesty, consent, how to identify trusted adults, and the difference between safe, unsafe, and secret touch. RESOURCES Power Up Education (Kerri’s site & offerings) https://www.powerupeducation.com/ Sex Education Alliance (SEA) https://sexeducationalliance.com/ Alberta Society for Promotion of Sexual Health https://www.aspsh.ca/ Saleema Noon https://www.saleemanoon.com/workshops/body-science-online/ Meg Hickling https://harbourpublishing.com/collections/meg-hickling Center for Sex Education https://www.sexedcenter.org/ GET SOCIAL WITH ASK MRS. WATTS Website https://www.askmrswatts.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/askmrswatts TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@askmrs.watts DISCLAIMER Information presented by Ask Mrs. Watts and affiliates is for inspiration and entertainment purposes only and not a substitute for medical advice or care. The information offered by Ask Mrs. Watts and affiliates is not warranted to be complete, and any reliance you place on such information is at your own risk. Ask Mrs. Watts will not be liable or responsible for damages or loss in connection with the use of this platform, content recommendations, and other related materials.

My delightful guests, Becca Karpinski (VP of Strategy & Organizational Effectiveness at Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest) & Chrissy Cmorik (Director of Education Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest), discuss their work with Sex Ed To-Go. Sex Ed To-Go is a digital sex education platform that offers free, remote learning for parents, students and educators (and others) interested in accessing evidence-based and current information about sexual topics. We walk through, step by step, how to optimally access the platform as a parent. We also discuss how Sex Ed To-Go is used across the world and the planning that goes into serving a diverse client base. Trauma informed sex education is explained and Becca & Chrissy make some great recommendations for their “go-to” sex education resources for their own families. Finally, we discuss how to use (or not) self-disclosure in sex education lessons at home. RESOURCES Sex Ed To Go Sex and the media: The P conversation Bio-psycho-social approach Robie Harris DISCLAIMER Information presented by Ask Mrs. Watts and affiliates is for inspiration and entertainment purposes only and not a substitute for medical advice or care. The information offered by Ask Mrs. Watts and affiliates is not warranted to be complete, and any reliance you place on such information is at your own risk. Ask Mrs. Watts will not be liable or responsible for damages or loss in connection with the use of this platform, content recommendations, and other related materials.

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I hope you enjoy this episode of SECspert Interviews with Kim Cook, RN, CHES & Founder of SEA - the Sex Education Alliance, https://sexeducationalliance.com/. Kim shares her inspiration for starting an education organization that highlights and supports professional sex educators. We discuss her vetting process for membership and how parents can best use the SEA as a resource for sex education efforts at home. Kim also shares her favorite sex ed resources that you'll want to check out as soon as you finish watching. Where to find Kim & the SEA: Sex Education Alliance website International Sex Education Day Teen World Confidential (2017) Sex Education Alliance, LLC on Facebook @sexedalliance on Instagram RESOURCES

Find these and many more sex education resources for parents at AskMrsWatts.com.

Siecus - Sex Ed For Social Change Advocates for Youth Eyes Open Iowa AMAZE (age appropriate lesson video bank) Sex Education Lecture Series

We talk with Erica Scott, creator of The Consent Culture Intro Workshop and co-author of the book "Creating Consent Culture: A Handbook for Educators". Erica discusses examples of trauma and shares cues for creating and maintaining healthy boundaries with your children (and others). We also talk about how to teach boundaries from a universal perspective, rising above gendered sex education and simply teaching a human skill set. Stick it out to the end to hear Erica's favorite sex education resources. Trigger warning: We bravely discuss childhood sexual assault (CSE), using the topic as the foundation for a conversation about trauma and boundaries. RESOURCES Creating Consent Culture Erica's Instagram Erica’s Medium articles Real Talk About Sex and Consent by Cheryl Bradshaw Legitimate Sexpectations by Katrina Marson Boys and Sex by Peggy Orenstein GET SOCIAL WITH ASK MRS. WATTS AskMrsWatts.com Instagram TikTok DISCLAIMER Information presented by Ask Mrs. Watts and affiliates is for inspiration and entertainment purposes only and not a substitute for medical advice or care. The information offered by Ask Mrs. Watts and affiliates is not warranted to be complete, and any reliance you place on such information is at your own risk. Ask Mrs. Watts will not be liable or responsible for damages or loss in connection with the use of this platform, content recommendations, and other related materials.

Join me for a lively chat with my friends & colleagues, Erika Pluhar, PhD, EdS and Amy Howard, MS, LMFT, CST. I've known Erika & Amy for a while, and we have so much in common! We all have clinical counseling practices in Atlanta, we are members of AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists), and we are all boy mamas. In this resource filled episode, we talk about the joys and challenges of being sex therapists and sex educators while providing sex education for our boy children who range in age from 8 to 21. We also discuss the importance of teaching empathy, how gender messaging in sex education shows up at home and in our culture, and what we look for when we search the web for sex education resources to use with our families. Resources Amy Howard LMFT

Dr. Erika Pluhar Whole Heart Therapy Scarleteen Scarleteen's Yes, No, Maybe list Amaze.org Erica Smith: Purity Culture Dropout Program I Heard Your Feelings Card Deck It's Not the Stork Book Laurie Watson Kelly Casperson, MD Dr. Casperson podcast Answers at Rutger University Rachel Rubin, MD Dr. Rubin Instagram #sexeducation #sexed #parenting #sexualhealtheducation

Today I'm introducing parents to Dr. Herb Coleman. Dr. Herb has taught human sexuality on college campuses since 1995. In this episode, we talk about what it looks like inside of a college sex education class, the joys & challenges of teaching sexual topics to college students, and questions college students ask about relationships.

Resources

Dr. Herb Coleman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herb-coleman-phd/

Naked Attraction show: https://www.youtube.com/@nakedattraction2828

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists: https://www.aasect.org/

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ALEXANDRA KRIOFSKE-MAINELLA, PhD

In this episode we talk to and laugh with Dr. Alie Kriofske-Mainella about her research on sexuality and people with disabilities. We explore the development process of building a personal sexual script, why parents may want to consider teaching their kids about disabilities and sex, the Dignity of Risk, and how Star Wars, Depeche Mode & clove cigarettes can be tools for personal growth.

Resources

Dr. Alie: https://www.marquette.edu/education/directory/alexandra-kriofske-mainella.php

Dr. Alie's research: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Alexandra-Kriofske-Mainella-2137303333

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fresc.2023.1070501/full

National Sex Ed Conference (where I met Dr. Alie): https://sexedconference.com/2023-nsec-webinars/

Roby Harris books: http://robieharris.com/

TerrI Couwenhoven (mom, author of book on sex & Down's Syndrome): https://www.terricouwenhoven.com/

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