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Helping Parents Give “The Talk”

September 28, 2016

Jennifer Salerno

The sex talk doesn’t have to be dreaded by parents or teens. Having the tools to navigate conversations and the common goal of safer behaviors puts parents on the right course to supporting their teens.

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Teens & Parents

September 5, 2016

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Tip Sheet: Opportunity Knocks

October 7, 2014

With accurate information and adequate support, young people can make healthy and responsible decisions about having sex and using contraception. Adults can be most effective by providing the information and support needed to promote responsible decision-making in youth and help ensure transition to adulthood is safe and healthy. In addition to this tip sheet, a complete presentation design is available, for…

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Resources for Parents and Caregivers

May 5, 2014

Check out Healthy Teen Network Resources for parents and caring adults here. Other Resources Amaze Advocates for Youth, Parents’ Sex Ed Center Advocates for Youth, Resources for Families on Parent-Child Communication Answer, Resources for Parents CDC, Parent and Guardian Resources Children Now, Talking with Kids about Tough Issues Colorado Youth Matter, Raices y Alas Dating Abuse:…

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Opportunity Knocks

April 9, 2014

Use Teachable Moments to Convey Safer Sex Messages to Young People With accurate information and adequate support, young people can make healthy and responsible decisions about having sex and using contraception. Adults can be most effective by providing the information and support needed to promote responsible decision-making in youth and help ensure transition to adulthood…

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Confessions of a Sex Ed Mom

March 7, 2014

If you are expecting a blog post chock-full of shockingly juicy confessions, this one is NOT for you. Those will have to wait until my memoir is published posthumously (which, I hope, is no time soon). However, I do want to share few tidbits that—dare I say—help me be the best “Sex Ed Mom” to…

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9 Tips to Create a Safe Space for Teachable Moments

February 27, 2014

A teachable moment is a situation where opportunity knocks—a time at which a person, especially a child, is likely to be particularly disposed to learn something or to be particularly responsive to being taught or made aware of something. Teachable moments can make initiating conversation about sex and contraception easier and more comfortable for everyone…

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Opportunity Knocks: Important Information to Share During a Teachable Moment

September 30, 2012

This blog post is the third in a of three-part series (see also: Part 1, Part 2) highlighting Healthy Teen Network’s resources on using teachable moments to reach youth, through our Opportunity Knocks resources, including a fact sheet and pre-packaged, fully designed presentation, ready for you to use.  The Opportunity Knocks series is based on…

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Opportunity Knocks: Creating a Safe Space for Talking with Youth about Sex

September 21, 2012

This blog post is the second in of a three-part series (see also: Part 1, Part 3) highlighting Healthy Teen Network’s resources on using teachable moments to reach youth, through our Opportunity Knocks resources, including a fact sheet and pre-packaged, fully designed presentation, ready for you to use.  The Opportunity Knocks series is based on…

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Opportunity Knocks: Teachable Moments

July 20, 2012

This blog post is the first in a of three-part series (see also: Part 2, Part 3) highlighting Healthy Teen Network’s resources on using teachable moments to reach youth, through our Opportunity Knocks resources, including a fact sheet and pre-packaged, fully designed presentation, ready for you to use.  The Opportunity Knocks series is based on…

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