Sexuality education is proven to have positive impacts on kids’ lifelong wellbeing in all areas and yet, people assume it only covers S-E-X. In fact, as health educator Shafia Zaloom discusses on the podcast, this corner of education provides young people with a wide variety of life-critical skills like emotional intelligence, boundary setting, conflict resolution, and so much more. Yes, science-based sexual health is an important part of any good education but so too are the cornerstones of humanity like dignity, love, and respect.Show Notes:Getting Real About Sex Ed: What Today’s Students NeedWatch the full episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the LESS AWKWARD MEMBERSHIP HUB⁠⁠⁠⁠Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/AWKWARD⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns. Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Playbook for Getting Your Kid to Talk⁠⁠⁠⁠Order our book ⁠⁠⁠⁠This Is So Awkward⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out all our speaking and curriculum at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lessawkward.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and our super comfy products at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.myoomla.com⁠⁠⁠⁠To bring us to your school or community email ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠To submit listener questions email ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Peoples MediaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices