The response to our sex education episode revealed just how much silence, shame and missed conversations so many of us are still carrying into our parenting. In this reflection we hear from parents who learned everything from the wrong places and are determined to do it differently, from a primary school teacher who discovered her students were desperately hungry for open conversation, and from a woman whose childhood of silence about sex had consequences that followed her into adulthood in ways she never expected. We answer your questions on when and how to start the conversation, what to say when your five year old asks why their body does that, how to talk about masturbation without shame, how to approach consent in everyday moments like bath time, and how to better support LGBTQI+ teens . Thank you to everyone who contributed to this one — we hope you enjoy it.

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