>    I have talked to a mixed class at the local high school, the first
>time is kind of scary for me, as I had not talked with young teen males
>on the issues I am comfortable talking about with women.

Some years ago, I used to be involved with talks to 15-year-olds at a boys'
school.  They were always great.  They didn't seem anywhere near as
embarassed or threatened as the 17- year-old girls I've dealt with.  I
always started by establishing their experience with breastfeeding and many
have had younger siblings breastfed. A good prop is a test tube full of
expressed breastmilk so they know that it doesn't look like cow's milk.
Their questions are often interesting, such as "Can men produce milk?" The
girls always asked "Don't you think you're wasting your education?"

Just my 2c worth.

Lesley McBurney
Brisbane, Australia
NMAA Breastfeeding Counsellor (Clayfield/Wilston Group, Qld)
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