Vanessa Hamilton

In Talking Sex, Vanessa Hamilton fearlessly explores the complex topic of human sexuality.Drawing from extensive experience and contemporary research, this groundbreaking book challenges readers to reconsider outdated beliefs about sex and sexuality education. It's packed with conversation starters, tips and strategies to empower adults to provide the accurate, comprehensive, age-appropriate information children need for a fulfilling and safe journey through life.Talking Sex covers a variety of topics including sexual safety, diversity, reproduction, pleasure, consent and sexual health - because, after all, most conversations about human sexuality have hardly anything to do with what we commonly think of as 'sex'.Your children are getting a sexuality education every day from the world around them. But is it the one you want them to receive?Who do you want to tell your child about each topic related to sex, human sexuality, consent and respect? Hopefully the answer is you.Children don't need 'sex ed', they need sexuality education, information and conversations. Become the askable and tellable adult that children need you to be.

Kit goes to school with her friends Harley and Vanya, and always tries her best at everything she does. Arlo is too loud, too close, just too... much. But when a moving van pulls up next to Kit's house one weekend, Kit and Arlo find out they have a lot more in common than they thought.Join Kit, Arlo and their friends as they navigate school, home life and friendships, and learn more than a few things about how to get along.A novel and accompanying teaching resources for teaching consent to children aged 8 to 12.For primary schools and teachers who need age-appropriate resources on teaching consent to children in Grades 3 to 6, Kit and Arlo Find a Way offers engaging narratives for children and evidence-based prompts and teaching activities for classroom use.