RESOURCES FOR
WORKING WITH PARENTS
Even parents who may have talked rather freely with the children over the years, answering their questions carefully and honestly, may start feeling new anxiety or concern as their children begin to date. Beyond information about pubertal changes and basic reproductive facts, they may not know what else to share with their child.
Postponing Sexual Involvement Helps parents learn to talk to their children about handling curiosity about sex and pressures to experiment. Stresses ongoing communication and setting clear limits. |
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| Postponing Sexual Involvement for Parents of Young Teens Parents identify social and peer pressures that teens experience with respect to sex and common problem situations. A communication questionnaire enables parents to assess how they communicate with their teens and ways to improve communication. |
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| Managing Pressures Before Marriage for Parents of Preteens Helps parents reinforce messages and skills that enable students to avoid sexual involvement before marriage. Focuses on handling curiosity and avoiding situations that lead to temptation. Parents role play situations preteens may face. | |
Managing Pressures Before Marriage Reinforces the importance of communicating values and beliefs. Teaches assertiveness techniques for saying no that parents can share with their children. Also helps parents assess their communication style and gives helpful hints for talking with children. |
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| Media Madness for Parents of Young Teens Parents are helped to mentor their children in relation to the media. They learn how media techniques can fool young people into accepting the media’s version of reality. Parents increase their ability to communicate effectively with their child about sexual messages coming from media. |
Emory University