Resources

Online Resources for Parents
www.talkingwithkids.org
The website for Talking With Kids About Tough Issues, a national initiative by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Children Now to encourage parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. The website provides information on the four issue areas, links to online spaces for parents to chat, and a host of websites and print resources to support conversations with children on a variety of issues. Materials are available in both English and Spanish.

www.canwetalk.org
The website for the "Can We Talk?" Campaign, a national education effort from the National Education Association. The program is designed to help parents talk with their children about healthy relationships and sexuality, including the prevention of pregnancy, HIV/STDs, drug abuse and violence. The website provides information on parent and teacher training opportunities, in both English and in Spanish as "¿Conversamos?"

www.npin.org
The National Parent Information Network is a clearinghouse on elementary and early childhood education, and on urban education. The Network provides information to parents and those who work with parents, and fosters the exchange of parenting materials.

www.tentalks.com
The website for the Ten Talks book series on sex, violence and drugs, which provides resources to parents, including background on the books and nationwide communication training for parents, educators and law enforcement.

Talking With Kids About Sex and Puberty
www.teenpregnancy.org/tips.html
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy offers "ten tips" parents can use to reduce the risk of their kids becoming pregnant before they're adults.

Talking With Kids About Violence
www.noviolence.net/basics/index.html
The National Campaign Against Youth Violence offers its "prevention basics" for parents.

www.ncpc.org
The National Crime Prevention Council provides material on raising safe and healthy children. This includes activities teaching young children how to deal with scary situations and issues, such as run-ins with bullies, guns, drugs, and strangers. Materials are available in English and Spanish.

Talking With Kids About Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs
www.acde.org/parent/main.htm
The American Council for Drug Education is a substance abuse prevention and education agency that develops programs and materials for a range of audiences, including parents. They offer tips for talking with your kids about drugs.

www.drugfreeamerica.org/family
The Partnership For A Drug-Free America has many online resources for parents, including information on how to talk to your kids about drugs as they get older.

Talking With Kids About Respect
www.splcenter.org/teachingtolerance/tt-index.html
The Southern Poverty Law Center began the Teaching Tolerance project in 1991. Teaching Tolerance offers free or low-cost resources to educators and parents.

Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Sex and Character.
By Pepper Schwartz and Dominic Cappello.
(New York, NY: Hyperion, 2000)

Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Violence.
By Dominic Cappello.
(New York, NY: Hyperion, 2000)

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & How To Listen So Kids Will Talk.
By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.
(Mamaroneck, NY: International Center for Creative Thinking, 1990)

From Diapers to Dating: A Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children, From Infancy to Adolescence.
By Deborah Haffner
(New York, NY: Newmarket Press, 1999)

How To Talk to Your Child About Sex.
By Linda Eyre and Richard Eyre
(New York, NY: Golden Books, 1998)

Preparing for the Drug-Free Years: A Family Activity Book.
By David J. Hawkins.
(Seattle: Developmental Research and Programs, 1998)

Teaching Tolerance: Raising Open-Minded, Empathetic Children.
By Sara Bullard.
(New York, NY: Main Street Books, 1997)

40 Ways to Raise a Nonracist Child.
By Barbara Mathias and Mary Ann French.
(New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1996)