The Parents' Sex Ed Center is supported by a panel of distinguished experts who answer questions on a wide range of issues. To meet our parent-child communication experts, please read a column below.

• A Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety: Sexuality and the Internet
  By Barbara Huberman, RN, BSN, MEd, Director of Education and Outreach, Advocates for Youth
• Alcohol and Sexual Risk Taking: What Parents Need to Know
  By Jeanne Blake, President, Family Health Productions and Author, Words Can Work series of booklets
• What to Do When They Just Won't Talk!
  By Maggi Ruth P. Boyer, M.Ed., A.C.S.E., Consultant
• Parents and Their Children's Learning about Sexuality
  By Dr. Michael A. Carrera, The Children's Aid Society
• Why Sex Education Also Belongs in the Home
  By Sol Gordon, PhD
• Sexuality Education and Religion?
  By Ann L. Hanson, Minister for Children, Families and Human Sexuality, United Church of Christ
• Grandparents and Other Caregivers as Sex Educators
  By Barbara Huberman, RN, BSN, MEd, Director of Education and Outreach, Advocates for Youth
• Parents and Teens Talking Together About Contraception
  By Barbara Huberman, RN, BSN, MEd, Director of Education and Outreach, Advocates for Youth
• Ten Tips for Raising Kids with a Healthy Body Image
  By Maureen Kelly, Director of Education & Training, Planned Parenthood of Tompkins County
• Talking with Boys about Sex
  By Tom Klaus, Legacy Resource Group
• Ten Tips for Parents of a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender Child
  By Lisa Maurer, MS, CFLE, ACSE
• Ten Tips for Talking about Sexuality with Your Child Who Has Developmental Disabilities
  By Lisa Maurer, MS, CFLE, ACSE
• Can We Talk about Abstinence and Contraception OR Is It a Mixed Message?
  By Konstance McCaffree, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Center for Education, Sexuality Education Coordinator, Human Sexuality Program, Widener University
• Talking With Kids Openly and Honestly About Sexuality
  By Michael McGee, C.S.T., Vice President of Education and Social Marketing, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
• When Kids Ask Tough Questions about Sex
  By Jerald Newberry, Executive Director, National Education Association Health Information Network
• Talking With Your Child's Teacher About a Sexual Issue
  By Martha R. Roper, MA in Family Relations. Roper has taught school since 1970. She currently teaches health at Parkway South High School in Manchester, Missouri.
• Using TV as an Ally in Sexuality Education
  By Elizabeth Schroeder, MSW, Professional Trainer/Consultant
• Human Sexuality Education for Students with Special Needs
  by Liz Sweeney, Special Needs Educator
• The Changing Adolescent Brain
  by Sarah K. Ramowski and Robert J. Nystrom