English shiur on Talking about Sex with our Teens

To kick off the new year of English language monthly shiurim, the first shiur, which will take place Monday, October 23, will be presented by Dr. Yocheved Debow and is entitled:

Teenagers, Sexuality and Judaism: How do we educate our children/How do we guide our children?

For clarification, the class is for parents.

The presentation will include the following issues:

1. What does Judaism say about sexuality? Some sources and understandings for parents

2. Our children’s reality – a closer look

3. Hesitations: Why is it difficult for us as parents of teenagers to talk about sexuality with our children?

4. What can we do to overcome these difficulties

5. What is sexuality and how do we talk about it with our teen?

6. Normal teen sexual development – a little about puberty

7. Addressing some of the following teenage struggles:

· Sexuality

· Self-Control

· Masturbation

· Relationships between the sexes

· Tzniut – modesty

· Self Image/ Body image

· Peer pressure

· Media - pornography

8. The gift of being a parent

Time and Place:

Monday, Oct. 23 8:15pm

at the Luden home, 6 HaHaganah.

Here is a short biography about the speaker:

Dr Yocheved Debow is the author of the ground breaking book, Talking about Intimacy and Sexuality: A Guide for Orthodox Jewish Parents. Dr. Debow holds a doctorate from Bar Ilan University’s School of Education. Her research focuses on sexuality and intimacy education in the Modern Orthodox community for which she received both the President’s Award and a Schupf Fellowship. Together with her colleague, Dr. Anna Woloski-Wruble and with the support of Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future, she has published the first volume of a two volume comprehensive sexuality education curriculum for Jewish schools, Life Values and Intimacy Education: Health Education for the Jewish School (grades 3-8). In addition, she has authored a Life Values and Intimacy Curriculum for Jewish High Schools which is currently in use in Day Schools across North America, the United Kingdom and in Israel. Dr. Debow holds an MA in child clinical and school psychology and a BA in psychology and education, both from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Dr. Debow is the Academic Principal at Midreshet Emunah v’Omanut. She resides in Alon Shevut, Israel with her husband Rabbi David Debow and their six children

RSVP helpful (but not essential) to Carrie Lenga at 054-223-3672 or carrie.lenga@gmail.com