This may be interesting for some of you:

http://newcastleherald.com.au/story/183442/lets-talk-about-sex-with-bettina-arndt/

The headline for the article Foxy links is "Let's talk about sex with Bettina Arndt".

I'm not sure my wife would approve, although I'm sure Bettina would. </grin>

mhaze,

I'm now going to try to get a hold of Arndt's "Sex
Diaries," it sounds like an interesting read.

mhaze,

Perhaps you could get the "Sex Diaries," as a gift
for your wife. Her reaction just may surprise you.

Talking about sex in a relationship?

The latest research shows that young people are
sexually active in some way - and that there are
issues of concern. Apparently there is a low level of
consistent condom use and also there are increased
levels of unwanted sex particularly to alcohol use.

So in this discussion perhaps we need to also talk about
how important is sex education for young people?

We're told that "The latest research has revealed that
most young people learn about sex and sexual health
from school based sexuality education programs.
Family members were also found to be a significant source
of information."

However many school kids apparently had low levels of
confidence to discuss sexuality or contraception with
parents.

The conclusion reached however was that -

"Comprehensive, whole-school sexuality education, that
provides consistent and accurate information to all
young people from an early age and is respectful of
diversity, can contribute to positive behaviour change."

There's more at:

http://education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/physed/Pages/aboutwhy.aspx#

It looks like this discussion has now run its course.
Thanks to everyone who contributed.

I'm looking forward to the next one.