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SIECUS Resources for Families

• Sexuality Education in the Home: A SIECUS Annotated Bibliography
• Books to Help Parents and Caregivers Talk with Their Children about Sexuality
• Sexuality Education Books for Children
• Sexuality Education Books for Pre-Teens and Teens

Parents and Caregivers, tell us what you think about the Families Are Talking Newsletters.

Educators, tell us what you think about the Families Are Talking Newsletters.

• Families Are Talking - Volume 1, Number 1 An Introduction
• Families Are Talking - Volume 1, Number 2 that addresses the Media
• Families Are Talking - Volume 1, Number 3 that addresses Family Diversity
• Families Are Talking - Volume 1, Number 4 that addresses Puberty
• Families Are Talking - Volume 2, Number 1 that addresses Sexuality Education
• Families Are Talking - Volume 2, Number 2 that addresses HIV/AIDS
• Families Are Talking - Volume 2, Number 3 that addresses Abstinence
• Families Are Talking - Volume 2, Number 4 that addresses Body Image and Self-Esteem
• Families Are Talking - Volume 3, Number 1 that addresses Friendships, Dating and Love
• Families Are Talking - Volume 3, Number 2 that addresses Sexual Orientation
• Books for Young Children, Tweens, Teens, Parents and Caregivers that Address Sexual Orientation
• Families Are Talking - Volume 3, Number 3 that addresses Sexual Abuse, Harassment and Assault
• Families Are Talking - Volume 3, Number 4 that addresses Sexual Development

• La familia habla - Volumen 1, Número 1
• La familia habla - Volumen 1, Número 2 sobre los medios de comunicación
• La familia habla - Volumen 1, Número 3 sobre la diversidad familiar
• La familia habla - Volumen 1, Número 4 sobre la pubertad
• La familia habla - Volumen 2, Número 1 sobre educación sexual
• La familia habla - Volumen 2, Número 2 sobre VHI/SIDA
• La familia habla - Volumen 2, Número 3 sobre abstinencia
• La familia habla - Volumen 2, Número 4 sobre la imagen corporal y la autoestima
• La familia habla - Volumen 3, Número 1 sobre amistades, citas y amor
• La familia habla - Volumen 3, Número 2 sobre la orientación sexual
• La familia habla - Volumen 3, Número 3 sobre abuso sexual, acoso sexual y ataque sexual
• La familia habla - Volumen 3, Número 4 sobre desarrollo sexual infantil

SIECUS Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Q & A Column

Ask Amy, answers questions from parents and caregivers about raising sexually healthy children.

Radio Series

Take A Minute To Talk About Sexuality With Your Kids, helps parents learn how and when they should be talking with their children of all ages – preschoolers, elementary school, middle school and high school students.

Parent-Child Communication Publications

SIECUS recognizes that parents need information on how to educate their children about sexuality and that they may need help and encouragement to fulfill this important role. SIECUS' publications for parents are designed to help parents communicate their values about sexuality to their children and provide accurate, honest, and developmentally appropriate sexuality information.

• How to Talk to Your Children About AIDS: A Guide to Help Parents Understand the Basic Facts About HIV/AIDS and Communicate Those Facts to Children
• Innovative Approaches to Increase Parent-Child Communication about Sexuality: Their Impact and Examples from the Field
• Now What Do I Do?: How to Give Your Pre-teens Your Messages
• Cómo Hablar con sus Hijos e Hijas Sobre El VIH/SIDA
• Families Are Talking postcard
• La familia habla tarjeta postal

Additional SIECUS Sexuality Resources

• Community Action Kit
• Facing Facts: Sexual Health for America's Adolescents
• Guía Para Una Educación Sexual Integral Para La Juventud Hispana/Latina: Kindergarten - 12 Grado
• Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education: Kindergarten - 12th Grade, Third Edition
• Right from the Start: Guidelines for Sexuality Issues, Birth to Five Years
• Towards a Sexually Healthy America: Roadblocks Imposed by the Federal Government’s Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Education Program
• Towards a Sexually Healthy America: Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs that Try to Keep Our Youth Scared Chaste

• Fact Sheets
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Issues
• Issues and Answers: Fact Sheet on Sexuality Education
• The National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education
• Opponents of Comprehensive Sexuality Education
• Public Support for Sexuality Education
• Sexuality and Youth in Communities of Color
• Teenage Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion
• The Truth About Adolescent Sexuality
• The Truth About Condoms
• The Truth About STDs
• Bibliographies
• Adolescent Sexuality
• Sexual Abuse
• Culturally Competent Sexuality Education Resources
• Facts on Sexuality-Related Issues for Young People
• Gender Identity
• HIV/AIDS Prevention Resources
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Sexuality and Related Issues
• Preventing STDs, HIV and Teen Pregnancy
• Religion, Spirituality, and Sexuality
• Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
• Sexuality and Disability
• Sexuality and Health
• Sexuality Education Curricula
• Lake-Snell-Perry & Associates Public Opinion Research Survey on Lower Income Parents on Teaching and Talking with Children about Sexual Issues
• Hickman-Brown Public Opinion Research Survey on Public Support for Sexuality Education
• Click here for a complete list of SIECUS Publications

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Resources and organizations that have adapted Families Are Talking materials:

Tweens News: The PARENTGUIDE for 8 to 12-year-olds, December 2004
Dating & Love: Helping tweens define a healthy relationship

Chesapeake Family Magazine, August 2004
The Body Image Monster

ParentGuide, May 2004
On The Tube: Talking With Kids About What They See On TV

Tweens News: The PARENTGUIDE for 8 to 12-year-olds, May 2004
Sex Class: Talking With Your Tween About Sexuality Can Help, Not Hurt

Tweens News: The PARENTGUIDE for 8 to 12-year-olds, September 2003
Let's Talk About Sex - An article about speaking with your tween about sexuality and puberty.

"Talk Straight to Me" Tip Card
Tips to talk with kids about sexuality available in English, Hmong, Spanish, and Somali. Part of The Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Education Now And Babies Later (ENABL) "Say Not Yet" campaign.

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