Parents play an important role in educating their children about relationships and sexual health. Irish and international research has found that when there is open communication between parents and teenagers about relationships and sex, it can increase the likelihood that the teenager will wait until they are 17 or older to have sex for the first time.
The HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme has produced a number of resources to assist parents in providing relationships and sex education to their children. These resources have been designed to provide age appropriate information to children aged 10-17 years old.
These resources are available free of charge to parents.
Resource for parents of 10-14 year olds - 'Busy Bodies'
Resource for parents of 11-15 year olds - ‘You can talk to me’
Free Supplement for Parents of older teenagers - 'Resources for Parents older teenagers'
Resources for parents of older teenagers - 'The Facts'
Free Booklet for parents of 10-14 year olds - 'Busy Bodies'
'Busy Bodies- A book about puberty for you and your parents' was developed to provide appropriate information to 5th & 6th class students on the physical and emotional changes that they may experience during puberty. The booklet was developed to help both parents and teachers in the delivery of Relationship & Sexuality Education (RSE) in the home and in school.
The booklet was produced by the Health Service Executive South working in partnership with the RSE Support Service, the National Parents Council (Primary) and the Crisis Pregnancy Programme.
The 'Busy Bodies' booklet, based on the 'Busy Bodies' DVD that is used in primary schools, provides appropriate information to 5th & 6th class students on the physical and emotional changes that they may experience during puberty including:
. How boys' bodies grow and develop during puberty
. How girls' bodies grow and develop, including menstruation
. How babies are made
. Enjoying growing up
Click here to download a copy of the booklet.
To order a copy of the Booklet, FreeText BUSY plus your name and address to 50444. Schools can order bulk copies of the booklet free of charge, through their local health promotion department.
Back
To Top
Free DVD and Booklet for Parents of 11-15 year olds - 'You can talk to me'
A free DVD ‘You can talk to me’ and booklet was developed to help parents talk to their 11 to 15 years olds about sexual health and relationships.
Research findings from the Irish Study of Sexual Health and Relationships (ISSHR) show that 92% of people think that young people should get sex education on sexual intercourse, sexual feelings, contraception, safer sex, STIs and homosexuality. However, only 21% of men and 38% of women under 25 have received sex education in the home. Among under-25s, nearly two-thirds of men and almost half of women did not find it easy to talk to their parents about sex.
In the DVD, parents and teenagers are interviewed about talking to each other about sex and relationships. Dr Marie Murray and Dr Tony Bates give their tips to parents on starting a conversation about sex and relationships with their child.
To order a DVD and booklet, FreeText PARENT plus your name and address to 50444.
|
|
|
Download
Excerpts from the DVD:You can talk to me (5.44mb)
Windows: Right Click on the link and
choose Save As...
Mac: Ctrl-Click on the link and choose
Save Link As
Back
To Top
Free Supplement for Parents of older teenagers - ‘Parents, Tips for Talking to Older Teenagers’
The Crisis Pregnancy Programme has developed a new supplement – ‘Parents, Tips for Talking to Older Teenagers’ that was developed to help parents of older adolescents in talking to teenage children about relationships and sex by providing practical tips on communication and other relevant information.
Click here to download a copy of the supplement.
To order a copy of the supplement, FreeText TALK plus your name and address to 50444.
Back
To Top
Free DVD for Parents of older teenagers - 'The Facts'
‘The Facts’ was produced to help parents, teachers and youth workers to provide sex education to young people. It contains information on contraception (including a condom demonstration), STIs, crisis pregnancy and fertility.
To order a free copy of the DVD and booklet, email info@crisispregnancy.ie or call 01 814 62 92.
|
|
|
Research
Summary for Parents on Teenage Sexuality
The Crisis Pregnancy Programme has developed a range of leaflets designed to bring its latest research findings to key audiences in a concise, easy-to-read format.
The first research summary is on teenage sexuality, and is developed for parents and people working with young people. Listening to the views and the experiences of teenagers is essential to the work of the Crisis Pregnancy Programme. The Crisis Pregnancy Programme's research reports on teenagers and sexuality in Ireland describe what teenagers in Ireland are saying about relationships, learning about sex, and the influence of television.
We hope this summary of research findings will provoke thought, discussion and interest among parents and those who work with young people.
|
