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PFE Resources PRACTICAL
MATERIALS on PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
The Facts Of
Life – A Guide For Teens And Their Families www.plannedparenthood.org/teens/teentalk1.html This popular booklet offered by the Planned Parenthood
Federation of America (PPFA) provides parents of pre-teens and teens all the
information they'll need to discuss sex and sexuality in a comfortable and
accurate way. In addition to basic information, this booklet provides
explanations of boys' and girls' sexual feelings and anatomical growth,
reproductive systems, masturbation, menstruation, sexual orientation,
pregnancy, birth control, and STIs. Also includes information about
relationships -- when they're good for you, when they're not, and how to
handle a break up. Talking About Sex: A Guide For Families www.plannedparenthood.org/guidesparents/TALKING_MAIN.HTML A video kit prepared by the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the ideal springboard for
discussions about puberty, sexuality, and relationships. Talking about Sex is designed to help
reduce the confusion and anxiety adults and youth may feel when talking about
sex; to help adults teach youth how to protect themselves and foster positive
self-images. Includes different families discussing sex and sexuality and
focusing on some of the feelings, questions, and concerns families face when
they tackle these subjects, particularly for the first time. Families Are Talking
This website, a project of SIECUS,
contains numerous resources and documents to empower parents and caregivers
to communicate with their children about sexuality-related issues; as well as
providing tools to help families communicate about these issues, and
encouraging parents, caregivers, and young people to become advocates on the
local, state, and national levels for sexuality-related issues including
comprehensive sexuality education programs in the schools. Documents on this website include:
§ Innovative Approaches To Increase Parent-Child Communication About Sexuality: Their Impact And Examples From The Field. (2002) – Summary of parent-child communication approaches. It is intended to guide parents and caregivers, policymakers, public agencies, and educators in their quest for high-quality parent-child communication programs. Contains two parts: § Part I – Reviews the research about the effectiveness of programs designed to increase communication about sexuality between parents and other primary caregivers and their children; § Part II -- Provides examples of innovative approaches from the field that have been used to increase parent-child communication about sexuality-related issues. § Assorted fact sheets and parent-child communication publications. Materials are geared toward parents and caregivers. Plain Talk www.aecf.org/initiatives/plaintalk/index.htm An initiative of The Annie E. Casey
Foundation -- Plain Talk is a neighborhood-based initiative aimed at helping adults, parents and
community leaders develop the skills and tools they need to communicate
effectively with young people about reducing adolescent sexual risk-taking. Resource materials include:
§ Implementation Guide: Helping New Communities Begin Plain Talk – Replication and Program Strategies - Geri Summerville § Walking the Plain Talk: A Guide for Trainers – Annie E. Casey Foundation § Adult Communication and Teen Sex: Changing a Community – Jean Baldwin Grossman Karen E. Walker and Sarah Pepper §
Plain Talk Starter Kit: A Practical Guide to Community-Based
Programming to Reduce Teen Pregnancy, STDs and HIV/AIDS
– Elaine Douglas Sharing Values About Sexuality – Educator Skills
Materials
www.etr.org/recapp/practice/edskills200212.htm Offered by The Resource Center for
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP), provides outline for educators to
conduct a values clarification workshops for parents. Includes Learning Objectives, Materials, and
handouts/worksheets. Sexuality
Education Across Cultures
Jossey-Bass
Inc. i 350
Sansome Street i 5th
Floor i San
Francisco, CA 94104 i
Tel: (800) 956- 7739 i Fax: (800) 605-2665 i ISBN 0-7879-0154-7. Resources for Educators and Trainers www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/pccapilatinona.pdf A bibliography of materials compiled by Advocates
for Youth on parent-child communication
about sexuality issues for Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino, and Native
American families. The bibliography
includes curricula, pamphlets, booklets, research, and music. Talking With Kids About Tough Issues
This website is
a national initiative sponsored by Nickelodeon television, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Children Now to support parent-child
communication. The Web site offers
practical, concrete tips and techniques for talking easily and openly with
young children, ages 8 to 12, about some very tough issues: sex, HIV/AIDS,
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