Dr. Mary Short:

According to some of the reports published through the HSE, parents are more reluctant to talk to their young children about their sexuality. There is a case to be made for educating parents at the same time as schemes are rolled out for children in schools. Some parents do not have the language to have these conversations. If we normalise our sexuality as part of our developmental process and give parents the language to have those conversations, it will make for a better society in the long run. That is a fundamental and important thing to do for the future.