21 years old with erection difficulty

Listen to the Kinsey institute sexologist answer a question from a 21 year old man. Click here to listen

Post weekend scare

A new study which will come out soon  in an upcoming issue of the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior  identifys that calls to STI information/support lines hit a peak on Mondays ( surprise surprise). But .... the reason is not necessarily what you may assume. Go here to read more about the upcoming study.

According to the The "Clueless or Clued Up: Your Right to be informed about contraception" study prepared for World Contraception Day (WCD) reports that the number of young people having unsafe sex with a new partner increased by 111 percent in France, 39 percent in the USA and 19 percent in Britain in the last three years. 


HHHmmmmm what a surprise. I wonder why this might be? Could it be the way we teach? Could it be that information isn't enough, that people need support as well. Could it be that people just don't like condoms? What do you think?


Go here to read more: 

Prenatal exposure to stress linked to accelerated cell aging

Prenatal exposure to stress linked to accelerated cell aging

IUD reduces the risk of cervical cancer, study suggests

IUD reduces the risk of cervical cancer, study suggests

Impact of Sexualised Lyrics

Do sexualized lyrics in popular music have an impact on the sexual behavior and attitudes of adolescents? Researchers Cougar Hall, Joshua H. West, and Shane Hill from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, look at the trend of increasing use of sexually explicit lyrics in music. Their findings, published online in Springer's journalSexuality & Culture, provide food for thought for educators whose focus is to promote healthy sexual development.

Go here to have a look

FEAST Safe Schools Workshop

The AEU is bringing Roz Ward from Melbourne to speak about the Safe Schools Coalition Victoria, a statewide anti-homophobia in schools initiative.

Work is beginning in SA to create a similar initiative and structure, SO GET ONBOARD

Here is the blurb about the FEAST WORKSHOP -  "Safe schools for a sexually diverse all: Allies, advocates and activists". This workshop is being run as part of the Feast Festival and is open to all.

Homophobia is a serious issue for GLBTI students, parents, community support agencies and teachers. This workshop will provide a forum for those affected to openly discuss the issues and develop strategies to create acceptance of gender and sexual diversity in the SA.

2011 Youth Speak Out Survey

The 2011 SpeakOut Youth Survey will provide a snapshot of how young people aged between 12 and 25 years living in South Australia felt at a particular point in time. 

 

One of the key issues of concern for young people identified from the 2010 SpeakNow Youth Survey was body image. As a result of this on 14 April 2011, the Office for Youth held a Body Image Summit for young people at Parliament House. Young people were able to share their thoughts and develop ideas that could assist young people to feel more positive about their body image.

 

To ensure that a diverse range of young people are able to participate in the 2011 SpeakOut  Youth Survey, it will be available in hard copy in the Education Now section of the Advertiser on Tuesday 13 September 2011. Hard copies of the survey can be returned to The Advertiser  by Tuesday 27 September 2011.

The survey can also be completed  online through The Adelaide Now website www.adelaidenow.com.au/youthsurvey until Wednesday 5 October 2011.

 

The  survey can also be accessed  through the Office for Youth website  www.officeforyouth.sa.gov.au and the Office for Youth facebook page www.facebook.com.au/officeforyouthsa .

WHO SHOULD TEACH SHARE WORK?

Not long ago we saw research from Lagus KA, et al. (2010) Parental perspectives on sources of sex information for young people. J Adol Health online, 2011 which identified that  yes kids learn a great deal about sexuality from friends and from the media, but both  parents and teens agree: Parents should be the most important providers of information about sex and sexuality.(http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/213143.php)

So....... while most parents and young people agree that parents should be the primary source of information, according to a recent survey (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/234330.php), half of parents in the UK do not enlighten their children about puberty, relationships and sex, because they are unsure what to say, are embarrassed, or lack confidence and knowledge about sexual health. From 9,000 young people participating in the study, 46% revealed that they received 'nothing' or 'not a lot' of information on sex and relationships from their parents. 


This seems a bit wierd to me. BOTH want to engage with each other about sexual health YET neither does so. Maybe our sexual health and relationships education needs to change. Maybe it should be about how to get parents and children to engage on this issue.Maybe workers should start targeting parents in HOW to teach about this stuff instead of depending on teachers and youth workers. Hmmmm What do YOU think?