#588 Get Comfy With Sex-Ed: Act for Kids CEO Dr Katrina Lines

This week is Child Protection Week, so today on the podcast Justin speaks with Act for Kids CEO, Dr Katrina Lines.

Dr Lines is a registered psychologist and child protection advocate, and has been involved in numerous national taskforces advocating for the rights of children.

In particular, this conversation touches on the new 'Get Comfy' initiative, where Act for Kids are encouraging families to start having conversations with their children about sex, body, consent, and relationships.

It comes off the back of research that has found that Australians feel underprepared when it comes to real-life experiences.

Topics discussed in this podcast:

• Some of the 'Get Comfy' research findings, including the fact that 1 in 3 Australians never received sex education at school, and over half of all Aussies aren't comfortable talking to their parents about sex and intimacy.
• Consent, and why this needs to be a focus in sex education and conversations about intimacy.
• Ways in which your family could introduce age appropriate conversations about our bodies.
• The problem with adolescents getting most of their sex-ed from porn, and why this needs to change

Find out more about the 'Get Comfy' initiative here.

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