Expired Beyond the Birds and Bees

Now that the #MeToo movement and current events have parents and educators asking how best to raise young people with healthy, positive, shame-free and egalitarian attitudes about bodies, gender, sex, and relationships, Bonnie J. Rough, author of Beyond Birds and Bees: Bringing Home a New Message to Our Kids About Sex, Love, and Equality, will share  the practical lessons she learned as a parent and journalist when she took a close look at the world-famous Dutch approach to sex education, instrumental in producing one of the most sexually healthy and gender equal societies on the globe.

With immediate takeaways for parents/caregivers of children grades PK-8 and time for sharing and questions, this event will show how we can make the most of—and enjoy—life’s many opportunities to change the conversation with our kids as we empower them to build a more equitable and inclusive future.

Bonnie J. Rough is an American author, journalist, and speaker focusing on families, health,  education, parenting and sexuality. Her latest book is Beyond Birds & Bees: Bringing Home a New  Message to Our Kids about Sex, Love, and Equality. Since its 2018 release, Beyond Birds and Bees has  seen coverage in many national, international, and regional outlets including NPR’s Life Kit  podcast, The New York Times, Washington Post, Salon, Huffington Post, The Establishment, Chicago  Tribune, New York Public Radio, and many other podcasts and media outlets. Bonnie has written recently for the New York Times on teaching young children about  boundaries and consent as well as the value of childhood crushes, for The Atlantic on both the link between sex ed and gender equality and the case for comprehensive sex ed, for The Cut on raising kids without sexual shame, and for the Washington Post on gender and sex ed and how straight parents can raise kids to be allies with the LGBTQ+ community. Her previous books are The Girls, Alone and Carrier, winner of a 2011 Minnesota Book Award.