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Making Sense of Adolescence Part II: Adolescence & Sexuality
A Neufeld Institute Scheduled Online Class
facilitated by Robin Brooks-Sherriff and Lisa Weiner
starts April 10, 2025
Thursdays for 4 weeks
1:00 – 2:00 pm PT
Today’s adolescents live in a hypersexualized culture. Most have received a school-based sex education where safe sex typically refers to physical intimacy that is free of sexually transmitted diseases or unwanted pregnancy. Despite their greater exposure and education, current evidence suggests that many youth are in trouble sexually and that their sexual development is not unfolding as it should.
How is sexuality meant to develop? What is happening today that is different than in previous generations? How does sex affect the brain and bonding? In this course, Dr. Neufeld examines sexuality through the lenses of attachment, maturation and vulnerability. He sheds light on why adolescents are losing their timidity, why sexual interaction is on the rise, and why sexual bullying is becoming a problem. He explores the meaning of safe sex from an attachment-based developmental perspective and provides suggestions for contributing to the healthy unfolding of sexuality in our youth. Visit the course page for a full course outline.
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The preqrequisite course Making Sense of Adolescence Part I: Seven Rites of Passage starts January 30th. For registration and details, visit our Adolescence Part I page.