Resources for Parents

Be Real, Be Ready - Talking with and Listening to Adolescents

• Creating a safe, open, and honest channel of communication helps us share information and hear what our youth thinks, needs, or is doing. This resource provides 7 tips for talking with your teens!

Everybodycurious.com

• A fun and illuminating web series for young people (and their parents!) that explores the birds and the bees with ease in today’s digital landscape. Everybody Curious creates a safe setting where leading sex educators answer real questions from real kids, and open and honest conversations about sexuality, bodies, and healthy relationships are encouraged.

Kids-Ask

• A useful tool for parents to build a script for starting conversations or answering questions about sex and relationships. Tailor your responses by age and by topic!

KidsHealth - For Parents

• Resources for parents and caregivers on lots of health-related topics, including growth and development, fitness, nutrition, emotions, and pregnancy. 

Parent-Child Communication Book List

• This Book List is intended to provide parents and caregivers with information and advice on how to have conversations with their children about sexuality and relationships.

Planned Parenthood: For Parents

• Find age-specific resources for having open and honest conversations about sex and relationships with your children. Various topics include bodies, identity, pregnancy, and more!

Sex Ed Rescue

• Find resources, videos, tools, and book recommendations on talking with your children about sexuality. Information appropriate for all ages!

Teaching Sexual Health

• Provides resources to parents by age, topic, and some best practices for having conversations about sex and relationships.