Auntie’s Friday Zoom event will educate you about sex

Above : The Netflix British comedy-drama series “Sex Education” is an example of how teen sex is addressed publicly. (Netflix photo)

Regardless of what your opinion is on public schools offering sex education, at some time you who are parents are going to have to address the issue with your children.

Because as Robin Pickering wrote in a March 31 guest column for The Spokesman-Review, the issue of sex is already being addressed through a variety of public forums.

“Every time a story comes on the news, describing an act of sexual assault, your child is receiving sex education,” Pickering wrote. “Every time a public figure normalizes groping a woman without consent, your child is receiving sex education. Each time your child is exposed to explicit sexual content, sex education is happening. Messages about sexuality are embedded into video games, music, advertising and social media.”

This is where Pickering can help. Pickering, an associate professor of Health Sciences at Whitworth University, is the author of “A Modern Approach to the Birds and the Bees: A Parent’s Comprehensive Guide to Talking about Sexuality.”

According to the press information, Pickering’s “book enables parents to engage in effective age-appropriate, evidence-based, integrated discussions with their children to optimize sexual health and reduce risk behaviors.”

Pickering will engage in an hour-long Zoom event , sponsored by Auntie’s Bookstore, beginning at 7 p.m. Friday. As the Auntie’s website promises, the Zoom link will be posted shortly before the event.

So stay tuned. And then tune in. It’s never too late to learn about sex.