Talking to Kids About Their Bodies: A Conversation with Sex Educator and Author Dorian Solot

In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, host Bianca
Schulze and sexuality educator Dorian Solot discuss Solot's new
Learning About Bodies children's books.


Solot shares insights on providing kids with accurate,
age-appropriate information about their bodies and the challenges
of creating sensitive content. The books cover topics like proper
terminology and consent, with artwork by Tyler Feder that is
engaging, inclusive, and anatomically correct.


Solot offers tips for parents to approach these conversations and
become "askable parents." This episode provides valuable
perspective on empowering kids with knowledge and body autonomy.


Content note: Contains frank discussions about genitalia and
reproduction. Parents may wish to preview before listening with
children.





Transcription:


⁠You can read the ⁠transcription on ⁠The Children's Book Review
(coming soon)⁠⁠.





Order Copies:


All About Vulvas and Vaginas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠ and
⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠⁠.


All About Penises on Amazon⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠.





Resources:


Find Dorian Solot on www.learningaboutbodies.com and
@learningaboutbodies on Instagram





Dorian Solot Talks About:


The importance of providing kids with accurate,
age-appropriate information about their bodies

Challenges of creating sensitive content about anatomy for
children

Ensuring the books' artwork by illustrator Tyler Feder is
engaging, inclusive, and anatomically correct

Teaching proper terminology for genitalia

Incorporating themes of consent, privacy, and body autonomy

Preventing child sexual abuse through education and openness

How parents can approach these topics to become approachable
"askable parents"

Laying a foundation of knowledge through many small
conversations over time

The upcoming book "Ingredients to Make a Baby" about
reproduction (coming in 2025)

Empowering kids with knowledge and body autonomy from a young
age