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This document provides a selected list of resources and materials to help parents begin talking with their children about sex. Resources are arranged under: 1) Web sites for parents, 2) Web sites for young people, 3) books and videos, and 4) organizations. Within each category, entries are listed in alphabetical order by organization or title. All the print materials can be ordered from local bookstores or via the links below.
Recommended Web Sites for Parents
Recommended Web Sites for Young People
Recommended Books
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15th Year Anniversary Updated Edition!
It's Perfectly Normal: Growing Up, Changing Bodies, Sex and Sexual Health
Robie Harris
Candlewick Press, 2009
ISBN: 1564021599
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All About Sex: A Family Resource on Sex and Sexuality
Ronald Filiberti Moglia & Jon Knowles
Three Rivers Press, 1997
New York, NY
ISBN: 0609801465
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Bellybuttons Are Navels
Mark Schoen
Prometheus Books, 1992
Amherst, MA
ISBN: 0879755857
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Beyond the Big Talk: Every Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Teens from Middle School to High School and Beyond
Debra Haffner
New Market Press, 2002
ISBN: 1557045178
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Caution: Do Not Open Until Puberty! An Introduction to Sexuality for Young Adults with Disabilities
Rick Enright
Devinjer House, 1995
ISBN: 0968041507
Did the Sun Shine Before You Were Born? A Sex Education Primer
Sol Gordon & Judith Gordon
Aperture, 1974
ISBN: 0893881791
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The Facts of Life...and More
Sexuality and Intimacy for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Leslie Walker-Hirsch, M.Ed.,FAAMR (editor)
Brookes Publishing Co., 2007
ISBN: 1557667144
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The Family Guide to Sex and Relationships
Richard Walker
Macmillan Publishing USA, 1996
ISBN: 002861433X
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Flight of the Stork: What Children Think (and When) About Sex and Family Building
Anne C. Berstein
Perspective Press, 1996
ISBN: 0944934099
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From Diapers to Dating: A Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children
Debra W. Haffner
Newmarket Press, 2000
ISBN: 1557044260
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The Go Ask Alice Book of Answers: A Guide to Good Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Health
Columbia University's Health Education Program
Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated, 1998
ISBN: 0805055703
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It's So Amazing: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies & Families
Robie Harris
Candlewick Press, 2002
ISBN: 0763613215
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Happy Birth Day!
Robie Harris
Candlewick Press, 2002
ISBN: 0763609749
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"But How'd I Get in There in the First Place?": Talking to Your Young Child about Sex
Deborah Roffman
Perseus Press, 2002
ISBN: 0738205729
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How Can You Tell if You're Really in Love?
Sol Gordon
Adams Media Corporation, 2001
ISBN: 1580624723
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How to Talk to Your Children about AIDS
SIECUS, 1994
www.siecus.org
How You Were Born
Joanna Cole
Morrow, William & Co., 1994
ISBN: 068812061X
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Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and Counseling
Donna Futterman & Caitlin Ryan
Columbia University Press, 1998
ISBN: 0231111916
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Media, Sex and Health: A Community Guide for Professionals and Parents
Kate H. Rademacher
The Women's Center (Chapel Hill, NC), 2007
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My Body, My Self for Boys: The What's Happening to My Body? Workbook
Lynda Madaras & Area Madaras
Newmarket Press, 2000
ISBN: 1557044406
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My Teen Has Had Sex, Now What Do I Do?: How to Help Teens Make Safe, Sensible, Self-Reliant Choices When They've Already Said "Yes"
Maureen Lyon, Ph.D. and Christina Breda Antoniades
Fair Winds Press, 2009
ISBN: 1592333591
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Now What Do I Do?
Robert Selverstone
SIECUS, 1996
www.siecus.org
Out With It: Gay and Straight Teens Write about Homosexuality
Paul Fell Cartoons, 1996
ISBN: 0966125606
Period
JoAnn Loulan, Bonnie Lopez & Bonnie Worthen
Book Peddlers, 2001
ISBN: 0916773965
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Raising a Child Responsibly in a Sexually Permissive World
Sol Gordon & Judith Gordon
Adams Media Corporation, 1999
ISBN: 1580621775
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Raising Sexually Healthy Children: A Loving Guide for Parents, Teachers and Care-Givers
Lynn Leight
Morrow, William & Co, 1990
ISBN: 0380708574
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Sex and Sensibility: The Thinking Parent's Guide to Talking Sense about Sex
Deborah Roffman
Perseus Press, 2001
ISBN: 0738205206
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The Sex Education Dictionary for Teens and Preteens
Dean Hoch & Nancy Hoch
Landmark Publishing, 1990
ISBN: 0962420905
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Sex Stuff for Kids 7-17
Carole Marsh
Gallopade Publishing Group, 1997
ISBN: 0793368901
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Sexual Development of Young Children
Virginia Lively & Edwin Lively
Delmar Thomson Learning, 1991
ISBN: 0827341989
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The Real Truth About Teens and Sex: From Hooking Up to Friends with Benefits—What Teens Are Thinking, Doing, and Talking About, and How to Help Them Make Smart Choices
Sabrina Weill
Perigee Trade, 2005
ISBN: 039953198X
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Ten Talks Parents Must Have with Their Children about Sex and Character
Pepper Schwartz & Dominic Cappello
Hyperion Press, 2000
ISBN: 0786885483
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Third Base Ain't What it Used to Be
Logan Levkoff, M.S.
New American Library, 2007
ISBN: 0451222490
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Two Teenagers in Twenty: Writings by Gay & Lesbian Youth
Ann Heron
Alyson Publications, 1995
ISBN: 1555832822
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What Every 21st Century Parent Needs to Know
Debra W. Haffner
Newmarket, 2008
ISBN: 1557047871
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What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-up Guide for Parents and Sons
Lynda Madaras
Newmarket Press, 2000
ISBN: 1557044430
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What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-up Guide for Parents and Daughters
Lynda Madaras
Newmarket Press, 2000
ISBN: 1557044449
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What's the Big Secret?: Talking About Sex with Boys and Girls
Laurie Krasoy Brown
Little, Brown and Company, 2000
ISBN: 0316101834
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When Living Hurts: A Lively What-to-Do Book for Yourself or Someone You Care about Who Feels Discouraged, Sad, Lonely, Hopeless, Angry or Frustrated, Unhappy or Bored, Depressed, Suicidal : For Teenagers and Young Adults
Sol Gordon
Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1994
ISBN: 0807405011
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When Sex Is the Subject: Attitudes and Answers for Young Children
Pamela Wilson
ETR Associates, 1991
ISBN: 1560710640
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Words Can Work: When Talking with Kids about Sexual Health
Jeanne Blake
Family Health Productions, Inc., 2004
ISBN: 097531470X
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Recommended Videos
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In Our Own Words: Teens and AIDS
Family Health Productions, Inc., 1995
Boston, MA
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The Power of Girls: Inside and Out
Family Health Productions, Inc., 2003
Boston, MA
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Raising Healthy Kids: Families Talk About Sexual Health
Family Health Productions, Inc., 1997
Boston, MA
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Talking About Sex: A Guide for Families
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 1996
New York, NY
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Recommended Organizations
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Advocates for Youth
2000 M Street NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036
P: 202.419.3420
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141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
P: 847.228.5005
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American Association for Health Education
1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1598
P: 703.476.3400
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American Association of Sex Educators,
Counselors & Therapists
PO Box 1960
Ashland, VA 23005-1960
P: 804.752.0026
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American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
409 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024-2188
P: 202.638.5577
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American Medical Association
515 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
P: 312.464.5315
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American Red Cross, Health & Safety Services
8111 Gatehouse Road, 6th Floor
Falls Church, VA 22042
P: 703.206.7421
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American School Health Association
P.O. Box 708
Kent, OH 44240
P: 330.678.160
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Children's Defense Fund
25 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
P: 202.628.8787
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CDC National Prevention Information Network
P.O. Box 6003
Rockville, MD 20849-6003
P: 1.800.458.523
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Family Health Productions
PO Box 1639
Gloucester, MA 01930
P: 978.282.9970
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Girls Incorporated
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
P: 212.509.2000
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National Council of La Raza
1111 19th Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20009-6207
P: 202.785.1670
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National Education Association Health Information Network
1201 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
P: 202.822.7570
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National PTA
330 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60611
P: 312.670.6782
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
P: 212.541.7800
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Search Institute
700 South Third Street, Suite 210
Minneapolis, MN 55415
P: 612.376.8955
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Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350
New York, NY 10036-7802
P: 212.819.9770
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YWCA of the U.S.A.
350 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10118
P: 212.273.7800
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Compiled by Barbara Huberman, RN, MEd
Revised edition, © Advocates for Youth, April 2005
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