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From the Ted Talk by Sue Jaye Johnson: What we don't teach kids about sex

Unscramble the Blue Letters


I rebeemmr my aunt brushing my hair when I was a cihld. I felt this tingling in my stomach, this snlielwg in my belly. All her aettiotnn on me, just me. My beautiful Aunt Bea, stikrong my hair with a fine-bristled bsurh. Do you have a memory like that that you can feel in your body right now?

Before language, we're all sensation. As children, that's how we learn to differentiate ourselves in the world — through touch. Everything goes in the mouth, the hadns, on the skin. Sensation — it is the way that we first experience love. It's the basis of human connection. We want our children to grow up to have healthy intimate relationships. So as parents, one of the things that we do is we tcaeh our children about sex. We have books to help us, we have sex ed at school for the basics. There's porn to fill in the gaps — and it will fill in the gaps.

Open Cloze


I ________ my aunt brushing my hair when I was a _____. I felt this tingling in my stomach, this ________ in my belly. All her _________ on me, just me. My beautiful Aunt Bea, ________ my hair with a fine-bristled _____. Do you have a memory like that that you can feel in your body right now?

Before language, we're all sensation. As children, that's how we learn to differentiate ourselves in the world — through touch. Everything goes in the mouth, the _____, on the skin. Sensation — it is the way that we first experience love. It's the basis of human connection. We want our children to grow up to have healthy intimate relationships. So as parents, one of the things that we do is we _____ our children about sex. We have books to help us, we have sex ed at school for the basics. There's porn to fill in the gaps — and it will fill in the gaps.

Solution


  1. child
  2. remember
  3. stroking
  4. teach
  5. attention
  6. hands
  7. brush
  8. swelling

Original Text


I remember my aunt brushing my hair when I was a child. I felt this tingling in my stomach, this swelling in my belly. All her attention on me, just me. My beautiful Aunt Bea, stroking my hair with a fine-bristled brush. Do you have a memory like that that you can feel in your body right now?

Before language, we're all sensation. As children, that's how we learn to differentiate ourselves in the world — through touch. Everything goes in the mouth, the hands, on the skin. Sensation — it is the way that we first experience love. It's the basis of human connection. We want our children to grow up to have healthy intimate relationships. So as parents, one of the things that we do is we teach our children about sex. We have books to help us, we have sex ed at school for the basics. There's porn to fill in the gaps — and it will fill in the gaps.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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