• Against a dark green background is a deck of question cards, in white with rainbow details. There is a stack of cards, an instruction sheet, and a box titled "A Little Less Peinlich".
  • A hand with bright nail polish cuts along a dotted line on a piece of paper. The hand is cutting out cards with sex education questions for teens and families. Some questions include "What's a good way to respond when someone tells you that you crossed their boundary?" and "What do Monogamy, Non-monogamy, and Polyamory mean? Which of these relationship models do you gravitate towards?"
  • Hand holding print-at-home sex educaiton cards for families with teens. The hand has bright nail polish, and the question reads: "Подросток → Взрослый: Что стоит принять во внимание, прежде чем делиться откровенными фото (своими или чужими)?" with the tagline "Коммуникация и активное согласие" at the bottom. Against a dark green background.
  • Hand holding print-at-home sex educaiton cards for families with teens. The hand has bright nail polish, and the question reads: "Bezugsperson → Teenager Mit wem würdest du reden, falls Sex zu einer Schwangerschaft führt? Welche Unterstützung würdest du benötigen?" with the tagline "Körper" at the bottom. Against a dark green background.
  • Hand holding print-at-home sex educaiton cards for families with teens. The hand has bright nail polish, and the question reads: "Teenager → Caregiver How important is the first time having sex? Is there anything you'd like to share about your first sexual encounter?" with the tagline "Desire & pleasure" at the bottom. Against a dark green background.
  • A hand with bright blue nail polish holds a card with the text: "Bezugsperson → Teenager: Wie kann ich dich in deiner Geschlechtspräsentation unterstützen? Z.B. beim Finden passender Kleidung oder Hilfsmittel?" with the tagline "Körper" below.
  • A card with bright pink and orange nail polish holds a card that reads "Zusammen rausfinden: Wie wird HIV übertragen? Welche Handlungen haben ein höheres oder niedrigeres Risiko? Safer Sex und Geschlechtskrankheiten"
  • Hands with bright nail polish hold colorful cards with sex education questions in English, German, and Russian.
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Sex Education Conversation Starters for Families with Teens

A Little Less Awkward

A Little Less Awkward

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Talking with your teen about sex will still be awkward. But with the right questions, hopefully it's a little less awkward. 

Conversation starters for families with teenagers

100 questions (without answers!) for parents and teens to discuss sex and relationships. Topics include:

  • Bodies
  • Relationships
  • Gender & Identity
  • Safer Sex & STIs
  • Desire & Pleasure
  • Culture & Media (& porn)
  • Communication & Consent
"Other Nature" in black. The O and N are made from a trans* gender symbol.

Written by Sex Educators

Written by sex educators, including parents and psychotherapy specialists, from Other Nature, a queer-feminist, sex-positive vegan sex shop in Berlin Kreuzberg.

Tested by families with teenagers.

Hands with bright nail polish hold colorful cards with sex education questions in English, German, and Russian.

Print-at-home versions available

In English, German, and Russian... with more translations on the way!

  • Questions, but no answers?

    That's right - but don't worry! Helping show young adults how to look up reliable information is an important skill this question set is meant to help model.

  • For what ages?

    You know when your young adult is ready to talk about sex and relationships. The deck was designed for families with teens 14+.

  • How to play?

    We suggest a few ways to use the deck below, "Play suggestions".

  • Can you win?

    This is not a game you can win or lose. "I don't know" and "I don't want to answer that" are valid answers. Communicating about boundaries is such an important skill!

  • How many cards?

    50 cards with a question or activity on each side.

  • Educator discounts?

    Are you a teacher or curriculum developer? Reach out about discounts for classroom use.

    Contact us 

About sex education in Germany

  • When to start sex education?

    As a parent or caretakers, you know when you child is ready to discuss complex topics like sex and relationships. 

    Many of our questions require critical reflection and self-awareness, so we recommend using the deck from ages 14+.

  • Why is sex education important?

    Sex education is health education. Our kids need to learn (when they're ready!) how to take care of themselves and others.

  • Sex education in school

    Sexual education is compulsory in Germany, but conversations at home are still very important for the sex education of young adults in Germany. According to the Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA), over half of young people polled stated that parents were the most important people when it comes to sex education.

Materials + Life Cycle

Our card decks are printed Cradle to Cradle certified Silver in Melk, Austria.

This means: only renewable energy was used in production, and the materials (FSC-certified paper and non-toxic inks) are safe and fully recyclable.

Pollution footprint

We aim for a net positive impact from our product's production, transport, and consumption. 

Producing each deck emits about 0,15 kg CO2e, which our supplier offsets by 110%. We share more about this below.

Discounts

Discount codes can be applied on the checkout page.

Are you a teacher? Reach out to us for educator discounts.

Shipping + Delivery Times

We ship to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Orders in the EU over €50 ship free.

Orders are fulfilled within three business days.

Dimensions

Cards: 59 x 91 mm

Play Suggestions

  • Set a timer and take turns asking and answering questions for the agreed period
  • Ask one another 1 card each every evening for a week
  • Each go through the deck and select 5 questions you’re most interested in. Let the other player know which cards you’ve chosen and agree on a good time to talk about them.
  • Set up a weekly date to ask 3 questions each
  • Play one-to-one, with more than one parent/caregiver, or with more than one young adult
  • Talk over the questions on a walk, or leave one another voice notes

Feel free to add some incentives or silliness to keep things fun! For example:

  • Whenever it’s your turn to answer, you get to eat a treat (chewing gives you thinking time!)
  • Have a veto = dance party option and dance together for 60 seconds anytime someone doesn't want to answer a question.
  • Hide cards for one another around the house and spend a few moments reflecting on the question each time you find one

Good to Know

Digital downloads are not available for returns of refunds. Here is our full return policy.

A pie chart showing the CO2e footprint breakdown of Polar Embassy's A Little Less Peinlich cards. It reads: Production: 0.05kg, Paper: 0.05kg, Offset plates: 0.03kg, Inks and Lacks: 0.02kg, Delivery (to warehouse): 0.01kg.

CO2e emissions per deck

About 0,15 kg CO2e is emitted from making each deck. This includes production of the paper, plates, and inks, the printing itself, and the delivery from our supplier in Austria to our warehouse in Berlin.

Our supplier offsets about 0,17 kg CO2e per deck via climate protection measures onsite and reforestation projects in the Global South.

More about our supply chain

Watch our decks get printed:

Three people sit at a table on a Berlin street. The person on the left is wearing a hoodie, and the two people on the right are wearing denim jackets.

About the Developers

Written by teammates of Other Nature, a queer-feminist, sex-positive, vegan sex shop in Berlin Kreuzberg.

The development team included parents, psychotherapy practitioners, sex toy designers, workshop facilitators, and game developers.

How to print the digital version and cut your own cards at home:

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Jane Palmer
A little less embarassing

My teenage daughters (19 & 16) and I had a very stimulating exchange thanks to these cards. They were real conversation starters! They are well thought through, cover a variety of aspects and provide a safe frame in which to navigate at times quite sensitive subject areas .