SEX IN CONTEXT

SEXUALITY EDUCATION FOR K-12TH GRADE PARENTS

March 7th, 8:30-3:30

The Center for Early Education: Los Angeles, CA

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One day. Lifelong impact.

Event Update

To our community:

Thank you to all of you who have supported Sex in Context for Parents! In spite of generous commitments from sponsoring schools, we haven't had enough parent registrations to hold the event. To sign up for the CoMethod mailing list for future events, see Subscribe below.

If you would like to connect individually, Sarah Huss (<contact linked here), conference co-chair, runs coaching sessions for families. She would love to be in touch any time.

While The CoMethod works primarily with schools, we also run groups for parents and kids (<webpage linked here). If you would like to set up a group to discuss sexuality education, internet culture, or any other facet of your child’s development, we are here to facilitate.

Thank you for your interest in the conference and desire to provide your kids with meaningful, research-informed education as they move through these important years. They are lucky to have caretakers who are so meaningfully invested in their holistic growth!

With appreciation,

Cait Kamins and Sarah Huss

Event Description

In today's digital age, children and teens are inundated with unfiltered messages about sex--while meaningful conversations about sexual decisions with parents remain rare. This disconnect leaves young people ill-equipped to make informed decisions and build healthy relationships.

Sex in Context for Parents is a one-day conference for parents and caregivers who want to provide the support their kids need.

Whether your child is 5 or 17, this conference will equip you with the knowledge and tools to support them in developing healthy, respectful, and joyful relationships. Let's reclaim the conversation from unfiltered online sources and put it back where it belongs: in the hands of informed, caring adults.

This event will provide:

Up-to-date research on what kids and teens are actually seeing, doing, and navigating online
Relational tools and scripts for initiating meaningful conversations that resonate with children and teens
Insights into how sexual development is influenced by media, culture, and interpersonal connections
Guidance from sexuality education experts, adolescent health professionals, and high school students who will share firsthand insights

Let's reclaim sexuality education from unfiltered online sources and put it back where it belongs:

in the hands of informed, caring adults.

Keynote Speakers

Shafia Zaloom

Health educator, curriculum designer and author of Sex, Teens and Everything in Between. Shafia has worked with thousands of children and their families in her role as teacher, coach, administrator, board member, and outdoor educator. She has contributed articles to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and numerous parenting blogs. Her work has been featured by many media outlets including, The New York Times, USA Today, NPR, KQED, and PBS. Shafia’s book, Sex, Teens and Everything in Between has been reviewed as “the ultimate relationship guide for teens of all orientations and identities.” It is one that “every teen, and every parent and educator - and every other adult who interacts with teens - should read.” Shafia is currently a health teacher at the Urban School in San Francisco, teaches at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and develops curricula and trainings for schools across the country.

Deborah Roffman

Sexuality educator, consultant and author of many books including Talk to Me First: Everything You Need to Know to Become Your Child’s Go-to Person About Sex; But How Did I Get Here in the First Place: Talking to Your Young Child About Sex; and Sex and Sensuality: The Thinking Parent’s Guide to Talking Sense About Sex. Named one of Time Magazine’s “Top Sixteen Parenting Experts for the 21st Century,” she’s worked with more than 400 schools and organizations across the country, and is published widely throughout the national media.

Topics

Real Talk About Sex (Without the Cringe)
Porn + Culture: What Kids are Really Seeing
Consent, Boundaries, and Raising Upstanders
Pressure: What Adolescents Wish You Knew
Building Brave, Joyful Conversations at Home

Hosts

Sarah Huss: K-12 Sexuality Education Consultant, Director of Human Development and Parent Education at Campbell Hall

Cait Kamins: Social-Emotional Consultant and Coach in School Culture, Executive Director of The CoMethod

Logistics

Date: March 7th

Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location: The Center for Early Education, 563 N Alfred St, West Hollywood, CA 90048

Price: $395 per person

Sliding Scale: If you are in need of financial assistance, please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

Competencies + Take-Aways

Up-to-date research on what kids and teens are actually seeing, doing, and navigating online

Relational tools and scripts for initiating meaningful conversations that resonate with children and teens
Strategies for raising kids who feel confident, safe, and respected in their relationships—now and in the future
Insights into how sexual development is influenced by media, culture, and interpersonal connections
Guidance from sexuality education experts, adolescent health professionals, and high school students who will share firsthand experiences and insights

Digital Media

Internet culture shouldn’t be shaping body image for second graders—but it is.

Research shows that 1) body image attitudes begin to form as young as age 3, 2) children as young as 7 report body dissatisfaction, and 3) exposure to idealiz

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Registration to Sex in Context for Parents strengthens connection at home, which nurtures familial health and romantic pa

We had heartbreaks, too. First relationships that failed. Friendships that shifted. Big feelings that didn’t yet have words.

The hardest moments rarely come with a script—but when parents have strong relational skills and a foundation o

✨ Sex in Context: Sexuality Education for Parents K-12th Grades will run on March 7th at The Center for Early Education in Los Angeles. Registration is $395 for a full day of best-practice sexuality education.

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Our generation of parents has learned a lot from social media.

Those early years were shaped by helpful infographics—sleep training strategies, potty training tips, brain science for tantrums. That content mattered, and often, it worked.

But

Porn shouldn’t be the loudest voice shaping our kids’ understandings of sexuality, gender, bodies, relationships—or themselves.

When parents stay informed and engaged, we can offer something far better: context, knowledge, and true

Kids are naturally shaped by what surrounds them—schools, media, and ways their peers are engaging establish quiet norms they absorb every day.

When parents understand the cultural currents moving through their children’s lives—fro

We can’t shield our kids from every moment they’ll face—but we can protect them with knowledge, context, and connection. When parents have accurate information, shared language, and a clear sense of what’s developmentally appr

When we were growing up, conversations about sexual identity, growth, and decision-making were often singular: parents would have "the talk" and that was it. But we know better now. Kids deserve consistent, scaffolded, developmentally appro

Do you ever wonder what kids are actually seeing and doing online? Come to Sex in Context for Parents, a day-long conference with nationally recognized keynote speakers that brings best-practice sexuality education strategies, to families.

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Next conference: coming up! Sex in Context for Parents will run March 7th at The Center for Early Education. See nationally recognized keynote speakers; engage practical, skill-building workshops; and receive guidance from high school student leaders

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Additional Data

Both empirical and anecdotal data illustrate the imperative nature of parents’ conversations with their kids about sexual development and decision-making. See brief examples below.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (2019) reports that young children who are not taught accurate names for their body parts are more vulnerable to sexual abuse and less likely to disclose it.
A 2022 Common Sense Media report reveals that 73% of teens aged 13-17 have watched pornography, with 54% encountering it before age 13, and 15% at age 10 or younger.
- Only 7% of these teens said their parents knew they were watching such content.
Over 60% of teens say they have engaged sexually only because they felt pressure (Power to Decide, 2019).
- 1 in 3 teenagers say they regretted their decision to have sex .

Sliding Scale

To ensure access for all families, The CoMethod offers a sliding scale to those who would not otherwise attend. To discuss further, email team@comethod.org. Please engage ethically.