Where to Turn?

Talking to Your Child About Sex.

The following resources were compiled to help you talk with your child about relationships and sex.

• "Finding Our Voices: Talking with our children about Sexuality and AIDS"
• "En Busca de Nuestras Voces: Hablando con Nuestras Hijos Acerca de la Sexualidad y el SIDA" (in spanish)
  
  Distributed by: Mother's Voices
  Cost: $5.00
  Call: 1-888-686-4237
• "How to Talk Your Child About Sexuality: A Parents Guide"
• "Human sexuality" What Children Should Know and When They Should Know It"
  
  Distributed by: Planned Parenthood
  Federation of America
  Cost: $3.00 each
  Call: 1-800-669-0156
• "Talking About Sex: A Guide for Families " (video, workbook, parents guide)
  
  Distributed by: Planned Parenthood
  Federation of America
  Cost: $35.00
  Call: 1-800-669-0156
• When sex is the subject: Attitudes and answers for Young Children"
  
  Distributed by: ETR Associates
  Author: Pamela Wilson
  Cost: $18.00
  Call: 1-800-321-4407
• "It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health"
  
  Distributed by" Candlewick Press
  Author: Robie Harris
  Cost: $20.00
  Call: 1-800-331-4624
• "Activities that Teach Family Values: Helping Parents Move from Lecturing To Sharing"
  
  Distributed and authored by:
  Tom Jackson
  Cost: $14.95
  Call: 1-888-588-7078

More resources can be obtained by calling
DuPage County Health Department
at (630) 682-7979 Ext. 7207

Question to ask yourself before talking to your child about sexuality

1. I am the kind of person who values . . .
   
   
2. The things that are really important to me are . . .
   
   
3. Three values that I hope will be important to my children are . . .
   
   
4. If I learned my child was having sex, I would feel . . .
   
   How does the concept of a sexually abstinent adolescent fit into my personal value system? How would this concept benefit my child?

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Sexuality questions to talk about with your child

1. What do you think abstinence is? How do you feel about abstinence?
2. What are some different ways teens can show affection?
3. Should teenagers have sex with someone they love is they plan to marry them?
4. What are the best kinds of protection for teenagers who are sexually active?
5. What should parents do to help their child prevent pregnancy or HIV infection?