The Reimagining The Talk™ Blog

Reimagining how parents talk to their children about sex one conversation at a time.

All sex is NOT good sex! What the Internet gets wrong about Sex Ed.

“All sex is good sex, if you have consent and use protection.” Have you heard (or said) this statement before? I’ll bet you’ve seen it while scrolling through social media or when a popular online sex educator spouts off something to the same effect.  If not,...

Conversation Guide: How to Explain Periods to a Child

The #1 sex ed resource parents request is conversation guides. Parents want to talk to their children about puberty and other sex ed-related topics BUT they don't always know what to say or when to say it. Many feel like if they can just get a...
Sexual Health Educator Janelle The

Janelle Here

(a.k.a. girl who didn’t talk about

sex at all while growing up,

turned sexual health educator)!

And I couldn’t be more excited to welcome you to the Reimagining The Talk™ blog. My goal here is to share medically-accurate and comprehensive content with you to help you talk to your child about sex with confidence, clarity, and purpose!

In this blog you’ll find posts covering all the sexual health topics, curated lists of resources, book reviews, conversation guides and scripts, and so much more!

Recent Posts

Conversation Guide: How to Explain Periods to a Child

Conversation Guide: How to Explain Periods to a Child

Puberty is a time of transition for you and your child! After checking out this parent guide, you’ll know exactly what to say to your kids about periods, which will help your child feel safe and show them you are someone they can go to for anything and everything. And most importantly, the tools in conversation guides will empower your kid and equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to confidently manage their period!

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Why it’s so important to use anatomically correct language with your kids! (Plus, free printables of the Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy)

Why it’s so important to use anatomically correct language with your kids! (Plus, free printables of the Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy)

When it comes to teaching kids about the body, more specifically teaching about the sexual and reproductive anatomy, there are a lot of terms and body parts to cover. And since it’s most likely been a while since you took a biology or anatomy and physiology class and you may have forgotten what some things are (like I did!), you may need some help.

Well, have no fear. If it’s time to teach your kids about the body (and things like how babies are made and how periods work), I have the perfect resource for you! It’s free printables of the sexual and reproductive anatomy, for both the male and female reproductive systems! Yay!

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What is sexual health and what does it mean to raise sexually healthy children?

What is sexual health and what does it mean to raise sexually healthy children?

Here on the Reimagining The Talk blog, I spend quite a bit of time talking about raising sexually healthy children. It’s pretty much the goal of everything we do here. But I realize that you may be wondering what exactly I mean when I talk about raising sexually healthy children (especially if your kids are younger and haven’t even reached puberty yet). So I thought it would be helpful to outline the holistic sexual health definition I use as a foundation for everything.

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The Talk Toolkit

Five free tools to help you

become your child’s go-to

sexual health resource!

This free toolkit will empower you to start talking to your child about sex with confidence, clarity, and purpose.