Episode #021 Teaching Values in Sexual Health

Al Vernacchio speaks candidly with Braxton about a topic that affects children and teens significantly, values and sexual health. Al is a sex educator who has over 25 years working with teen, parents and sexual health education.

He demonstrates ways parents can identify what values they have about anything, especially sex. Knowing these values has a huge impact on how to speak to your child about life. They explore the influence pornography, religion, media, and many other topics that affect our values, and outlook on sexual health. And who can have a coversation about sex and values without talking about shame, and how shame drives secrecy, problematic feelings and behavior.

Al identifies how we are all sexual beings, living in a sexual world and ways parents can support their children in understanding their bodies, their values in all aspects of their life, including their sexuality. 

Al Vernacchio webpage: https://alvernacchio.com/ 

For Goodness Sex: Changing the Way We Talk to Teens About Sexuality, Values and Health https://www.amazon.com/Goodness-Sex-Changing-Sexuality-Values/dp/0062269518

Episode 014 Ask Al Anything https://www.birdsandbeespodcast.com/episode-014-live-ask-al-anything-with-al-vernacchio-and-the-teen-council/

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