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Includes tips for parents, discussions starters, and pledges for kids, teens and parents.

Designed for parents of pre-teens, this booklet was developed as a tool to help parents lay the foundation for healthy decision-making patterns and relationships. Includes tips for "starting the dialogue," interactive quiz, and additional resources.

Along with reading, playing and time spent with caregivers, the right mix of children's television can spur curiousity, discovery and lots of fun. Provides links to additional information about the effects of television watching on children.

This booklet offers practical concrete tips and techniques for talking easily and openly with young children ages 8 to 12 about some tough issues: sex and relationships, HIV/AIDS, violence, drugs and alcohol.

This article provides tips for parents and caretakers on how to resist traditional gender norms and raise healthier, happier sons and daughters. Specifically, the focus is on strategies for raising respectful boys.

This fact sheet talks about respect and what the term means, providing examples of respectful and disrespectful behaviors. This fact sheet is intended for families and people who work with families

Includes facts, resources and discusses growth and development at the different ages.

This resource provides a basic knowledge of the development of sexuality from infancy to adolescence. For each age group, an introductory discussion of key points related to child sexual development is provided.

Administrators will find these guidelines useful in developing policies concerning sexual issues within the preschool setting. The guidelines reflect a comprehensive approach to sexuality education and are organized into six key concepts: human development, relationships, personal skills, behaviors, health, and society/culture. Each key concept includes specific related topics and age-appropriate developmental messages.

This article discusses what many parents and caregivers are concerned about today when it comes to their children: how to reduce the risk of sexual violence and increase the likelihood that their children will disclose to them.