The creators of a new podcast are hoping to take the 'awkward' out of conversations about sex, consent and relationships with children and teens. The podcast has been produced by Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service, and answers questions submitted anonymously in schools.
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00:00 These are real questions from school students about sex, relationships and consent.
00:07 In our consent and relationship education program we answer these questions from young people.
00:12 We get them to write on sticky notes anonymously and then we answer those for the class in front of the whole class.
00:18 Welcome to Sticky Qs.
00:20 Now those questions are being taken to a bigger audience.
00:23 From the hundreds of sticky notes that have been submitted in classes in recent years,
00:27 Tasmania's Sexual Assault Support Service has chosen a handful and answered them in a new podcast called Sticky Qs.
00:35 So I feel like there's a lot of stereotypes and a lot of shame actually that comes into this question.
00:41 So we know that one in four young people experience child sexual abuse.
00:45 So by the time a young person turns 18 it's likely that they or someone they know has experienced abuse.
00:50 The podcast is aimed at making hard conversations easier for both young people and their caregivers
00:55 because the evidence shows that up to date consent and sex education reduces harm.
01:01 The start of each episode answers the question in a child friendly way
01:05 while the second half provides more context for parents and caregivers.
01:09 I think there's a lot of people out in the world that are scared to have these conversations,
01:14 arguably unnecessarily because it doesn't have to be the talk.
01:19 It just has to happen and be open and honest.
01:23 Sticky Qs is available for free on the usual podcast platforms.
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