Ep. 99 Leaning into the squirm: how to talk to your kids about bodies, sex, and sexuality

Sorta Awesome

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Education, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2017

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Awesomes, have we got an INCREDIBLE show for you this week! One of the most important topics of our time is how to have healthy, dynamic, and informative conversations with kids about their bodies and sexuality. Join Megan and Kelly today as they dig into this topic with the help of licensed clinical social worker, ordained minister, and Awesome LeAnn Gardner. In this information-packed hour, you'll hear tips, stories, and myth-busters to help you know how better to talk to the kids in your life about this incredibly important topic! The interview with LeAnn starts at the 15:30 mark. Please know that this conversation includes candid conversations about sex and anatomy - be mindful of that as you push play! SHOW NOTES: The Daily podcast Nancy podcast Link to LeAnn's list of resources: Parent and Child Sex Ed Resources Find LeAnn at leanngardner.com and on Facebook at Facebook.com/leannegardnercounseling Find Kelly on her blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! Find Megan on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook , @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25.3	tips, share our best stories, and can hide our true confessions as we invite you to join us
1:31.8	in the pursuituit of Awesome.
1:34.0	This is episode 99 of the show
1:37.8	and I'm joined this week by my dear friend and lovely co-host Kelly Gordon
1:42.0	and today we're going to tackle a topic
1:44.9	that might leave people feeling a little squirmy but it is one that is so
1:50.2	important that thoughtful compassionate and wise adults know how to have, how to have these
1:55.4	conversations, how to talk to kids about their bodies, sex, and sexuality. Now we know this is a big topic so we are bringing in a special guest and a fellow
2:07.4	awesome, Leanne Gardner, who is going to give us some tips, answer our questions, and bust some myths about talking to kids about sex.
2:17.0	So be mindful of the fact that it's going to be a very frank discussion today.
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