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The Planned Parenthood Parents for Prevention
Online Network is looking for new members!
This network provides a way for motivated
parents to advocate for comprehensive
sexuality education on both a community and
state-wide level. As their child's primary
sexuality educator, parents have an
incredible amount of power. The Parents for
Prevention Network encourages and helps
parents to use that power in meaningful ways
throughout their communities. When you join
this network you will receive legislative
updates and action alerts that will allow you
to stay informed, speak out, and make a
difference. For example, on October 6th,
2009, the Coalition for Choice will sponsor a
Lobby Day at the State House in support of
An Act Relative to Health Education in
Schools. This event gives constituents
(and parents!) an opportunity to voice their
concerns to legislators and legislative staff
regarding the status of sexuality education
in the Commonwealth. If you are interested
in advocating for your child's health and
wellness, please visit
http://www.ppaction.org/pplm/join.html to join the Parents for Prevention Network. |
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As part of your "Back to School" reading
list, Let's Be Honest recommends three
favorite books to families as an invaluable
resource for children and teens to find
age-appropriate and scientifically accurate
information about sex and sexuality topics.
(And, as part of our parent education
program, we offer complimentary copies of the
first two to parent participants in our
workshops!)
Kids of all ages have lots of ideas and
questions about their bodies. Answering
their questions and responding to their
concerns reassures them that they are
perfectly normal and healthy. These books,
written by Robie H. Harris and illustrated by
Michael Emberley, can help parents be the
primary sexuality educators of their
children. We know that parents want to do the
best job they can to keep their kids and
teens healthy. But information about sexual
health including puberty and other topics can
be complicated.
As part of our program, we recommend these books for parents, teachers, librarians, health professionals and clergy as trusted and accessible resources to get answers and information about how to talk to youth about sexuality. It's Perfectly Normal: Changing
Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health
(Candlewick Press, 2009) This book, written for youth age 10 and up, celebrates 15 years in print with a fully updated version, including a brand-new chapter on safe and healthy Internet use - one of parents' key concerns. It offers young people real information they need - now more than ever - to make responsible decisions that can help them stay healthy as they approach and experience puberty and adolescence. It provides accurate, unbiased answers to nearly every conceivable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS. This book also is available in Spanish (SEXO... QUE ES?) and in over twenty-five other languages. It's So Amazing! A Book about Eggs,
Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
10th anniversary Edition (Candlewick Press, January 2009) This nonfiction book for children age seven and up provides accurate, unbiased answers to nearly every conceivable question - from reproduction to pregnancy and birth - while giving children a healthy understanding of their bodies. Our kids need and have a right to have the most up-to-date and accurate science facts about their bodies and about one of science's most amazing stories - the story of how just one egg and one sperm can grow - over nine month's time - into a baby. This book is available in Spanish (ES ALUCINANTE) and many other languages. It's Not the Stork! A Book About Girls,
Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and
Friends
(Candlewick Press, August 2006) This book, written especially for children age four and up helps answer those endless and perfectly normal questions that preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary school children ask about how they began and what makes a girl and girl and a boy a boy. |
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Images from www.robieharris.com
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Don't forget to visit our website for helpful tips,
information about workshops, and much more. Don't
miss an opportunity to
be the
primary sexuality educator for your children.
Need
help? Call our Parent Education Team at
(617) 616-1658.
Sincerely,
Parent Education
Planned Parenthood League of MA
email:
[email protected]
phone:
(617) 616-1658
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