Many parents, caregivers, and young people want to talk with each other about sexuality-related issues. With this in mind, SIECUS decided to examine what the research said about the effectiveness of programs designed to increase communication about sexuality between parents and other primary caregivers and their children and to complement those findings with examples of innovative approaches to such communication.
Funded by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, SIECUS compiled this information into the publication Innovative Approaches to Increase Parent-Child Communication about Sexuality: Their Impact and Examples from the Field. Intended to guide parents and caregivers, policymakers, public agencies, and educators in their quest for high-quality programs and information, the publication consists of two parts.
Part 1: The Impact of Interventions Designed to Promote Parent-Child Communication about Sexuality is written by Doug Kirby Ph.D., senior research scientist at ETR Associates, and provides scientific analysis of the available research on the effectiveness of programs designed to increase parent-child communication about sexuality.
Part 2: Innovative Approaches that Encourage Parent-Child Communication about Sexuality, compiled by SIECUS, includes ten innovative approaches and 45 examples from the field that have been used to increase parent-child communication about sexuality-related issues. As we learn of new innovative approaches and examples from the field, we will update the online database of Innovative Approaches and Examples from the Field.
In addition, materials from the 45 examples from the field are available at SIECUS' Mary S. Calderone Library as part of the Family Communication Clearinghouse.
Following are excerpts from Innovative Approaches to Increase Parent-Child Communication about Sexuality: Their Impact and Examples from the Field.
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