But it’s not always easy, especially as no one ever talked to us about them. WIO N, "Our children are indeed growing in a world where they are exposed to far more information than we ever were and it is very important to talk to our children about issues that are important to them or perhaps bother them. Talking about the initiative, Vithika Yadav, the founder at TeenBook told However, focussed on imparting knowledge, it does answer the different questions about sex and sexuality by not only roping in experts who can explain sexual interactions from a scientific standpoint but also by casually throwing in eligible age for sex, conversation about consent and safe sex into the mix, so that teens understand what is essential. The podcast is now live and available on Spotify. The podcast is touted to be the first sex-education podcast for desi teens and is in a language they generally use to converse with one another – Hinglish (a mix of Hindi and English). When we talk about modern Indian relationships, we mostly cater to the twenty-somethings and how they navigate the world of dating apps and sexual intimacy, while leaving out teens from these conservations to figure out the ‘hypersexualized’ realities of their adolescent lives, without sufficient guidance.įilling this gap in information space is a new podcast, ‘The-Incog-Teen-O-Mode’ launched recently by Teenbook.in – an online portal that provides comprehensive life skills resources for teenagers. However, despite their exposure to sexual content and activity, conversations about sex in public domain still do not cater to them. Studies also show that Indian teens are more sexually active than ever before.
From TV shows to Google-o-pedia, teens today can access sexual content or get replies to their sex-related queries with a click of a button on their laptops or phones.