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Teens are turning to TikTok for sex ed. Here's what they're learning.
“If I had access to TikTok or Instagram as a teen, I can guarantee I would have understood much more about my body and felt more confident in seeking care,” says one ob-gyn and sex ed content creator.
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The topsy-turvy history of sex education in the U.S., from purity pledges to LGBTQ inclusion
“I think that struggle of whose responsibility is it, the parents’ or the schools’, has been part of the conversation all along," says a sex ed historian.
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Why puberty education in the U.S. starts too late, say experts, leaving kids to wonder, ‘Am I normal?’
Experts say that lessons on puberty in school aren't comprehensive enough and often happen too late — after development has already started for many.
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'Teen Mom 2' star Kailyn Lowry says she only had 'one sex ed class in sixth grade': 'The only thing I remember from that class was seeing pictures of STDs'
The "Teen Mom 2" star explains how she is teaching her son Isaac to explore his emerging feelings about sex.
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Meet the parents who are taking their kids' sex ed into their own hands
Underwhelmed by school sex ed curriculum, these parents are booking workshops, hiring educators and beefing up their birds and the bees talk.
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Sex education in America gets a failing grade, according to experts. Here's why — and how they believe it can change.
What's taught about sex and sexuality often comes down to the edicts of school districts, making for a U.S. patchwork of sex ed curricula that, say experts, is a recipe for disaster.