{"id":18749,"date":"2013-04-11T13:27:43","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T18:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=18749"},"modified":"2013-04-11T13:27:43","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T18:27:43","slug":"the-birds-and-the-beeps-app-helps-parents-talk-to-kids-about-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/software\/the-birds-and-the-beeps-app-helps-parents-talk-to-kids-about-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"The Birds And The Beeps App Helps Parents Talk To Kids About Sex"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jennifer Weidemann, co-founder of GoTo Educational Technology<\/a>, said, \u201cSex education can be intimidating for parents, even something they avoid for fear they would get it wrong.\u00a0 Our goal was to give them a resource that was light, fun and informative, where both the parent and child could learn in a stress free environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

This line of thought is what led to the creation of Birdees.<\/p>\n

Designed to keep children of all ages engaged and learning, children meet various characters along the way like Archie the Owl who acts as their guide throughout. Like most modern video games, there are achievements and trophies to be unlocked as the child progresses through the material. Content is customizable depending on the age level of the child. Modules for ages two to eight are already available, but additional modules for ages 9 to 15+ are already being developed.<\/p>\n

GoTo Educational Technology co-founder Mary Roka said, \u201cWe\u2019ve collaborated with some of the best sex educators in the field to ensure the content is accurate, up to date and as comprehensive as possible. We\u2019ve left no stone unturned!\u201d<\/p>\n

Birdees offers guided lesson and coaching so that the conversation can be as self-directed as the parent\/user needs. Topics cover basic anatomy, sex, and more sensitive topics like sexual predators.<\/p>\n

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The Birdees app explains things as complicated as sexual predators in a simple way that children can understand.<\/p><\/div>\n

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According to GoTo, predators are less likely to target children with body awareness and confidence. A well informed child who communicates with their parents openly is more likely to report abuse or suspicious activity. So, in this case, knowledge is quite literally giving children the power to protect themselves.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Birdees\u2019s goal is to promote health, respect, and safety; helping parents get an early start is probably for the best. As GoTo\u2019s website states, \u201cIt\u2019s easier to teach children when they are younger.\u00a0 These conversations don\u2019t get easier with time, they get harder.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jennifer Weidemann, co-founder of GoTo Educational Technology, said, \u201cSex education can be intimidating for parents, even something they avoid for fear they would get it wrong.\u00a0 Our goal was to give them a resource that was light, fun and informative, where both the parent and child could learn in a stress free environment.\u201d This line […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":18786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[905,1920,908,38],"tags":[4484,1228,1631,3,4487,4489,4488,4490,2344,4485,4486,4198],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18749"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18749"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18789,"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18749\/revisions\/18789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}