Shameless Leadership

689: Amy Lang: Sex Talks with Tweens


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Amy Lang, MA has been a sexual health educator for over 25 years. With her lively, engaging and down-to-earth style she helps parents become comfortable and confident talking to their kids. Amy’s books, online solutions center and podcast, show parents they really can become their kids' go-to birds and bees source. Amy is still married to her first husband and they are getting the hang of parenting their recently launched man-child. She lives in Seattle WA. 

 

Amy was on the show to talk about how to talk to younger kids about bodies a few years ago. This time she is back to talk about how to talk to your tweens about sex. Given that Vinnie turned 10 just a few days ago, I was in desperate need of this convo. Amy is an incredible educator who makes talking about sex one million times easier and more fun than anyone else I know. 


 Listen in to hear Amy share:

  • Why sex talk nearly always falls to the mom as a result of our own conditioning and experiences around sexuality 
  • How to get tweens to listen to you when you talk about sex and sexuality
  • The importance of knowing how to talk about sex with your kids BEFORE you actually engage in conversation
  • The importance of knowing your values around sex/sexuality before you talk to your kids about it
  • How to make up or redo a conversation if you feel like you made a misstep
  • Why we don’t need to worry about giving our kids too much information on sex and sexuality
  • How to talk to our kids about sex in an inclusive way that honors a variety of sexual orientations
  • Why must talk to your kids about porn - no matter what you think your kid is or is not seeing on the internet
  • How to talk to your kids about porn in a really clear way
  • Specific steps to take to monitor, filter and bock web exposure

  • Links mentioned:

    • Amy’s Book: Sex Talks with Tweens
    • Amy’s Podcast: Just Say This
    • Connect with Amy: birdsandbeesandkids.com
    • Amy’s first interview on the SMA: Birds and Bees and Kids
    • Amy on IG
    • Amy on FB
    • Bark Parental Control app: Bark.us

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