Beyond “Raging Hormones”: Educating for Positive Relational
and Sexual Development
May 4 • 3:30-5:30pm
Friends School of Portland • 11 U..S. Route One, Cumberland Foreside
In the United States, parents and educators often approach the sexual education of the next generation with great trepidation. Our society and culture are suffused with images of danger, disease, and conflict. No surprise then that parents and educators often find themselves inadvertently participating in a dramatization of sexual development. How might they instead promote a positive relational and sexual development? Amy Schalet addresses this question, drawing on examples from her cross-cultural research with parents of adolescents, as well as Dutch sex education curricula for grade school children. Educators will have the opportunity to interactively explore how to apply some of the principles from the research to their classroom practices. We will pay special attention to interrupting harmful gender stereotypes around love and sexuality, and supporting girls and boys to develop into their full potential.
Evening Lecture
Free & Open to the Public
May 4, 2016 • 7:00 pm
Friends School of Portland
Many parents are unsure how to think about or talk about children's sexuality. This can lead to an absence of conversation and a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy between kids and their families. Amy Schalet’s research, comparing attitudes and behaviors in the Netherlands and the USA, challenges us to consider a different approach. She argues that a “Not Under My Roof” stance actually puts kids at greater risk than a culture that supports their emerging sexuality through conversation, information, and acknowledgement of their increasing maturity and capacity for healthy relationships. Come learn from Schalet and consider her "New ABCD's of Talking About Sex With Teenagers." No registration required.
Many thanks to Jennifer Wiessner, LCSW, CST for her support of this program.
Learn more about Jennifer and her workshop series "Raising Sexually Healthy Children" by clicking here.
Friends School of Portland’s Parenting for Peace program developed as an outgrowth of our overall educational vision – to encourage inquiry, reflection and action and to strengthen our community of learners. In accordance with Quaker values and process, we encourage speakers to share unique ideas and to offer queries that will promote discernment and dialogue among attendees. We hope you will join us.