How to Help Young People

Here is some of the best information to help you talk to young people about sex and help them make healthy choices.

Ten Tips For Parents to Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy

Ten Tips for Foster Parents

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Talking Back: Ten Things Teens Want Parents to Know About Teen Pregnancy

Check out Families Are Talking, a publication empowering parents and caregivers to communicate with their children about sexuality-related issues.

Parent's Sex Ed Center, from Advocates for Youth.

National Institute On Media and the Family, building healthy families through the wise use of media.

Real Life. Real Talk. Encouraging open, honest and balanced talk about sex and relationships.

Internet Safety

Blog Sites, Profile Sites, Diary Sites or Social-Networking Sites

Safeteens.com - Tips for parents with blogger teens.

Netsmartz - Workshops for parents, PTAs and educators.

Books that can help

How to Talk to Your Child About Sex.
Eyre, Linda and Richard.
New York: GoldenBooks, 1998.

It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families.
Harris, Robie H. Illustrated by Michael Emberley.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1999. (All ages)

It's Perfectly Normal: Growing Up, Changing Bodies, Sex and Sexual Health.
Harris, Robie H.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1994. (Ages 10 and up)

Sex Is More Than a Plumbing Lesson: A Parent's Guide to Sexuality Education for Infants Through the Teen Years.
Stark, Patty.
Dallas, TX: Preston Hollow Enterprises, 1990.