Parent-Child Communication
When parents talk to and affirm the value of their children, young people are more likely to develop positive, healthy attitudes about themselves. This is also true when the subject is sex. Research shows that positive communication between parents and their children can help young people establish individual values and make healthy decisions. Parents who act on the belief that young people have the right to accurate sexuality information are parents whose teens will delay the initiation of intimacy and use contraceptives when they choose to become sexually active.
Resources from The Media Project
Additional Resources from Advocates for Youth (Pages will open in a new window.)
- Meet the Experts: Monthly Columns by Renowned Experts
- Talking With Kids Openly and Honestly About Sexuality
by Michael McGee, December 2003
- Grandparents and Other Caregivers as Sex Educators
by Barbara Huberman, November 2003
- Ten Tips for Parents of a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender Child
by Lisa Maurer, October 2003
- Talking With Your Child's Teacher About a Sexual Issue
by Martha R. Roper, September 2003
- Ten Tips for Talking about Sexuality with Your Child Who Has Developmental Disabilities
by Lisa Maurer, August 2003
- What to Do When They Just Won't Talk!
by Maggi Ruth P. Boyer, July 2003
- Can We Talk about Abstinence and Contraception OR Is It a Mixed Message?
by Konstance McCaffree, June 2003
- Alcohol and Sexual Risk Taking: What Parents Need to Know
by Jeanne Blake, May 2003
- Using TV as an Ally in Sexuality Education
by Elizabeth Schroeder, April 2003
- When Kids Ask Tough Questions about Sex
by Jerald Newberry, March 2003
- Talking with Boys about Sex
by Tom Klaus, February 2003
- Parents and Their Children's Learning about Sexuality
by Michael A. Carrera, January 2003
- Ten Tips for Raising Kids with a Healthy Body Image
by Maureen Kelly, December 2002
- Sexuality Education and Religion?
by Ann L. Hanson, November 2002
- Why Sex Education Also Belongs in the Home
by Sol Gordon, October 2002
- Are Parents and Teens Talking about Sex?
- Sex and Sensibility: A Parent's Take on Advice from an Expert
- Parents' Sex Ed Center—All the information parents (& other adults) need to begin talking with their children about sex!!!
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