This section provides links to information and resources that can help parents/caregivers when talking to children about healthy sexuality. Resources provided include a list of recommended books and websites to help parents/caregivers with the topic of healthy sexuality.

• Sexuality Through Childhood- This page provides information about common stages of sexual development for:
• birth to 3 years
• 4 - 8 years
• 9 - 11 years
• 12 - 18 years
• The Four Point Plan- This is a plan to help parents talk to their children about sexual health issues. The four points outlined in the plan are guidelines to help you shape your responses when sexuality becomes a topic of conversation. Sample topics include:
  • Masturbation Questions
  • Birth Control Questions
• Tips on How to Be an "Askable Parent"
• Tips on How to Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem
• Talking to Your Children About HIV/AIDS

Resources - Recommend Reading

• Gale, Jay. A Parent's Guide to Teenage Sexuality.
  Henry Holt & Company, New York: 1989
• Powell, Douglas. Teenagers: When to worry & what to do.
  Doubleday, New York: 1987
• Elkind, David. Parenting Your Teenager.
  Ballantine Books, New York: 1993
• Faber Adele & Mazlish, Elaine. How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk.
  1980
• Hickling, Meg. Speaking of Sex: Are You Ready to Answer the Questions Your Kid Will Ask?
  Kelowna, B.C.: Northstone, 1996
• Hickling, Meg. More Speaking of Sex: What Your Children Need to Know and When They Need to Know it.
  Kelowna, B.C.: Northstone, 1999

Related Links

• How do I talk to my kids about sex 
  Canadian Health Network 
• Sex Information and Education Council of Canada 
• Teen Pregnancy