Resources
by Megan Madison and Jessica Ralli. A best-selling board book about consent, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way.
by Christine Babinec, MA, LPC, NCC. A book about communication, understanding, mutuality, listening, and love. Far from a didactic lecture, this joyful picture book affirms that developing consent skills is a natural, positive, fun, and affirming experience. With colorful, inviting illustrations, children will learn that it’s okay to say no and, perhaps more importantly, it’s […]
a TEDx Talk by Rosalia Rivera of CONSENTParenting™. Today, most of the world is not completely sure what consent really means. Consent is not just about sexual consent. Rosalia talks about what consent really is and how it interplays in our day-to-day lives.
The Trevor Project is proud to present the first episode from our Learn with Love series. Trevor invited trans young people from all over the country to share their experiences of growing up and how the people in their lives affected them, affirmed them, or changed them.
by Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper. Ever since its initial publication in 2008, The Transgender Child has been lauded as the most trusted source of information for families wanting to understand and affirm their transgender, gender-expansive, or nonbinary child.
A free online course developed by Advocates for Youth and SisterReach, along with other key experts and thought-leaders in the field, to address issues of racial justice in sex education. Modules include the following topics: Race and Racism, White Privilege and Sex Ed, Racism and Youth Sexual Health Outcomes, Racial Justice in Sex Ed, and […]
This free online course by Khan Academy includes videos and quizzes covering every body system from the circulatory to muscular to reproductive and more.
A free tool created by the National PTA and Norton to help families facilitate positive conversations and set practical boundaries that influence habits around device use for young people. The tool guides you through discussion questions, encouraging honest connection across five key digital safety topics. When you finish, it creates a downloadable agreement to support your family’s […]
by Catherine Pearlman, PhD, LCSW. This book for tweens offers insights and strategies to support them in safe and responsible device usage with cell phones. It offers guidance on privacy, boundaries, social media, and even sexting; best digital hygiene and self-care practices, including when to put the darn phone down, when to turn off notifications, […]
by Cory Silverberg. In a bright graphic format featuring four dynamic middle schoolers, this book grounds sex ed in social justice, covering not only the big three of puberty—hormones, reproduction, and development—but also power, pleasure, and how to be a decent human being. Topics include body autonomy, disclosure, stigma, harassment, pornography, trauma, masturbation, consent, boundaries […]
by EducateUS. A quickstart guide for parents and caregivers on speaking at school board meetings, public hearings, and more.
by Melissa Pintor Carnagey, LBSW. A comprehensive guide that walks parents and caregivers through over 150 conversation starters, reflection exercises, and activities to begin implementing at every age and stage on topics such as: bodies, feelings, safe and unsafe touch, consent, relationships, menstruation, pleasure, online porn, gender, sex, and more.
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