Resources for Parents + Families
Start Talking
Did you know that youth who have open and honest conversations with their families about sex and sexuality are more likely to delay sexual activity and use condoms and contraception when they become sexually active? Furthermore, the majority of teens say that they want to have conversations about sex with their parents or caregivers! Often it is the adult who get nervous having these conversations. Never fear! The Responsible Sex Education Institute is here to help!
Talk is Power Workbook
The most influential factor is a young person’s life is the people they live with. Young people are receiving a lot of messages whether or not families and caregivers are having intentional conversations about sex and sexual health. Starting these conversations early and often can help young people make healthy decisions throughout their lives. This can feel uncomfortable or downright impossible for some families. We’re here to help. RSEI educators created the Talk is Power Workbook. This workbook brings together readings, activities, and resources that will help caregivers begin and/or improve communication about sex, sexual health, and sexuality with their families. This self-guided workbook is divided into seven sections that can be completed in any order, including: Sexuality 101, Exploring Values, Healthy Relationships, LGBTQ, and Sex & Tech. Some of the readings and worksheets are for caregivers to complete on their own and others are activities to do as a family.
RSEI Programs for Families
Navigating Tech Use
Audience: parents, guardians, or caregivers
In this workshop, participants explore risks and benefits of technology used by youth, discuss relevant laws and practical ways to help keep youth safe, and learn about resources for accessing medically accurate information about sexual health and sexuality. This workshop is offered as a 1.5 hour facilitator led session or a self-paced asynchronous lesson.
Families Talking Together (FTT)
Audience: parents, guardians, or caregivers
FTT is a parent-based intervention to prevent and/or reduce sexual risk behavior among Latinx and African American adolescents. The main components of the intervention are parent discussions with an interventionist and a family workbook designed to teach parents effective communication skills, improve parent-adolescent relationships, help parents develop successful monitoring strategies, and teach adolescents assertiveness and refusal skills. The program can be delivered to parents, guardians, or other trusted family members individually or in small group sessions, in a variety of settings.
Talk is Power
Audience: parents, guardians, or caregivers
This workshop is designed to help parents and guardians build skills and gain resources to start talking about sex, sexuality, and sexual health with the youth/children in their lives. Participants will explore why it’s important to have these conversations, explore values clarification, and build the foundation for healthy communication through practicing answering tough questions exercises. This workshop is offered as a 1.5 hour facilitator led session.
Talk is Power for Families
Audience: families together
This workshop is designed to help families start talking about sex, sexuality, and sexual health. Together, adults and youth in their family unites will explore the barries to communication, values, and gain skills and resources to build the foundation for healthy communication through guided family discussions and activites. This workshop is offered as a 1.5 hour facilitator led session or a self-paced asynchronous lesson.
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