Talk With Your Kids Month: no one ever said it was easy…
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October is “Talk with your kids” month, and we encourage you to consider the wide number of intersecting topics that affect our understanding of human sexuality, and how we communicate these complexities to our children.
In order to be comprehensive, sex education needs to cover many, many subjects, but we can’t do it all at once. And it’s okay to focus on one thing at a time. A focus is not an exclusion. Just because we might be thinking and learning about Intersex Awareness issues on Oct 26, for example, doesn’t mean we can’t make connections between intersex identities and what we know, or want to learn, about mental health, or periods, or vasectomies, or AIDS, or menopause.
October is full of many awareness days that could inspire a conversation:
“Talk With Your Kids” Month https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/campaigns/lets-talk-month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month https://www.breastcancer.org/about-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-awareness-month
LGBT History Month https://lgbthistorymonth.com/
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month https://ncadv.org/take-action
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month https://www.edi.nih.gov/blog/opinion/pregnancy-and-infant-loss-awareness-month
National Bullying Prevention Month https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/
And weeks this month:
Oct 1-7 National Midwifery Week https://www.midwife.org/national-midwifery-week
Oct 15-21 Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week https://invisibledisabilities.org/ida-getting-the-word-out-about-invisible-disabilities/ida-awareness-events/join-invisible-disabilities-week/
Oct 22-28 Asexual Awareness Week https://aceweek.org/
And individual awareness days that occur this month:
Oct 8 International Lesbian Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Lesbian_Day
Oct 10 World Mental Health Day https://wmhdofficial.com/
Oct 11 Coming Out Day https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/national-coming-out-day
Oct 13 National No Bra Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Bra_Day
Oct 15 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day https://www.hispanicfederation.org/programs/national_latino_aids_awareness_day/
Oct 18 World Vasectomy Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Vasectomy_Day AND World Menopause Awareness Day https://www.imsociety.org/education/world-menopause-day/
Oct 19 LGBT Center Awareness Day https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/CenterAwarenessDay AND National Period Day https://www.periodactionday.com/
Oct 20 Love Your Body Day https://now.org/now-foundation/love-your-body/
Oct 20 National Mammography Day https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/national-mammography-day/#:~:text=National%20Mammography%20Day%20is%20observed,celebrated%20on%20October%2020%2C%202023.
Oct 26 Intersex Awareness Day https://interactadvocates.org/intersex-awareness-day/
