Childhood Matters: Episode 12: "Skipping the sex talk is dangerous"

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This Child Protection Week, experts are sounding the alarm: if parents aren’t talking to their kids about sex, someone else is—and it’s often the wrong someone.

From online predators to playground gossip, children are learning about sex from all the wrong places. And by the time most parents decide to talk, it’s already too late.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more...
3 Jun 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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