Recommended Resources
We’ve compiled a variety of resources that can be a big help for parents in addressing the issues of sex with their children. To learn more, we encourage you to attend Free to Be’s Parent Education presentations. Contact Esther for available dates and for more information.
Books
Questions Kids Ask About Sex: Honest Answers for Every Age
By Melissa Cox
This guide gives candid, practical, age-appropriate insights that can help parents overcome obstacles to protect the health, hope and happiness of their children. Inlcudes real world answers to the honest and inquisitive questions today's kids are asking.
To purchase, go to www.medinstitute.org.
Sex Q & A: Kids’ Questions – Parents’ Answers
Provides parents and health educators with the facts they need to discuss sexual issues with adolescents.
To purchase, go to www.physicianscenter.org.
CD-ROM
Prescriptions for Parents: A Physicians Guide to Adolescence and Sex
A powerful and user-friendly education resource that provides information on adolescent development and sexual health.
To purchase, go to www.physicianscenter.org.
Websites
www.4parents.gov
US Department of Health and Human Services
4Parents.gov is a guide to help you and your adolescent discuss important, yet difficult, issues about healthy choices, abstinence, sex and relationships.
www.medinstitute.org
The Medical Institute for Sexual Health
The Medical Institute is a nonprofit and nonpartisan educational organization founded to confront the global epidemics of sexually transmitted infection and nonmarital pregnancy with incisive health care data. For over a decade, the Medical Institute's mission has been to identify, evaluate and communicate credible scientific data in practical, understandable and relevant formats to promote healthy sexual decisions and behavior.