Summary: This level one sex ed episode about privacy is perfect for families with younger listeners. Listen together, then talk about it! Like all episodes of Six Minute Sex Ed, it's informative, inclusive, and sex positive. Kim Cavill, sex education teacher, explains that privacy means being left alone, or being where other people can’t see. Boardmaker, which is a picture communication symbols that some people use instead of or in addition to spoken language, make this conversation with young ones really easy. Link to symbols here: https://us.123rf.com/450wm/vectora/vectora1609/vectora160900368/62195545-stock-vector-eye-symbols-as-show-hide-visible-invisible-public-private-icons-.jpg?ver=6 Public can be symbolized by an open eye because public means other people can see, and private can be symbolized by a closed eye because other people cant see. Kim goes on to talk about body privacy: which parts feel private and which ones don't. Then she talks about what things we can do with our bodies that are private and what things aren’t. Different families have different expectations and that's OK! Privacy is really about boundaries and it’s OK for people to decide what their boundaries are because each of us is the boss of their own body. To illustrate this, Kim tells a story: This story is about a kid named Charlie. Charlie uses he/him pronouns and he’s in the third grade. Lately, Charlie’s friends at school have been smacking his butt and laughing about it. Charlie doesn’t really like it and asks them to stop. His friends stop for a while, but then they do it again. He feels uncomfortable because he feels like his butt is private and doesn’t like it when people touch it without asking, even in a playful way. He is also frustrated that he asked his friends to stop and they won’t. He wants to tell the teacher, but he also doesn’t want to lose his friends, or make them think he’s a snitch. How would you feel if you were Charlie? How would you feel if you were Charlie’s friend? What do you think Charlie should do? Conversation starters: What parts of your body feel private to you? How do you handle privacy in your family? Thanks for listening today. Support the podcast by leaving a review, sharing it with friends, and becoming a supporter on Patreon.
