Reference Desk
- Is My Child On Track?
- Kindergarten Readiness
- Learning To Read
- Types of Schools
- Learning Personalities
- Standards and Testing
- Gifted Children
- The Early Years (3-5)
- The Middle Years (6-12)
- The Teen Years (13-18)
- Parent-School Connection
- Your Parenting Style
- Keeping Your Kids Healthy
- Extracurricular Activities
- Life Skills
- Thinking About College
- Special Needs
The Teen Years (13-18)
Puberty
- Talking to Your Child About Puberty
- When Will Her Period Start?
- How Can I Reassure My Daughter That She'll Get Her Period?
- Your Child's Changing Voice
- How Do I Make My 14-Year-Old Son Feel Better About Not Having Any Facial Hair?
- Growth and Development, Ages 13 to 17: What Parents Need to Know
- Growth and Development, Ages 18 and Over: What Parents Need to Know
- How to Talk About Puberty
- Gender Differences: High School
Keeping Your Kids Healthy
- When Should My Daughter First Go to the Gynecologist?
- Your Daughter's First Gynecological Exam
- Your Daughter's First Gynecological Exam
- Girls Should See OB/GYN in Early Teens, Doctors Say
- FDA Approves Vaccine to Prevent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection
- AAP Recommends Routine Vaccination Against HPV
- Should Girls Who Aren't Sexually Active Be Vaccinated Against HPV?
- What You Need to Know About the HPV Vaccine
Dating
- Teens and Dating: Tips for Parents and Professionals
- Dating Violence Common Among Teens
- Help Your Child Build Healthy Relationships
- When the Love Bug Bites: Surviving Your Teen's First Romance
- How Can My Daughter Help Her Boyfriend Quit Smoking?
- How Can I Help My Child Deal With a Breakup?
- Cyberdating Abuse: What Parents Need to Know
Teen Pregnancy
- Ten Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy
- Not Just Another Single Issue: Teen Pregnancy and Athletic Involvement
- Involving Youth in Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- Parental Influence and Teen Pregnancy
- When Your Teen Is Having a Baby
Teen Attitudes about Sex
- Fact Sheet: What Teens Want to Know About Sex, Love, and Relationships
- Teens' Attitudes and Acceptance of Oral Sex
- Fact Sheet: You Can't Get Pregnant if You Do it Standing Up…and Other Myths (for Teens)
- The 6 Most Important Decisions Your Teen Will Ever Make
Talking with your Teens about Sex
- Are Parents and Teens Talking About Sex?
- Parent-Child Communication: Promoting Sexually Healthy Youth
- Characteristics of Parents of Sexually Healthy Adolescents
- Helping Children Develop Healthy Sexual Behavior and Attitudes
- Parents and Their Children's Learning About Sexuality
- Sex and Sensibility: A Parent's Take on Advice From an Expert
- When Kids Ask Tough Questions About Sex
- Questions and Answers About Sex
- 10 Tips for Talking About the Facts of Life
- Talking With Kids Openly and Honestly About Sexuality
- Talking About Sexuality and Values
- It's Never Too Early or Too Late to Talk With Your Kids About Sex
- What To Do When They Just Won't Talk
- Building Blocks to Effective Communication
- Resources for Families on Parent-Child Communication
- Attitudes and Beliefs: An Exercise To Facilitate Conversation With Your Child
- How Well Do You Know Your Parents? (for Teens)
- How Well Do You Know Your Son or Daughter?
- Talking With Boys About Sex
- Alcohol and Sexual Risk Taking: What Parents Need to Know
Sex Education in the Home
- Why Sex Education Also Belongs in the Home
- Sex Ed 101: What Your Child May Not Be Learning in School
- Using TV as an Ally in Sexuality Education
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 3 Years
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 4 Years
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 5 Years
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 1st Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 2nd Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 3rd Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 4th Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 5th Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 6th Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 7th Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 8th Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 9th Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 10th Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 11th Grade
- There's No Place Like Home..for Sex Education: 12th Grade
- Grandparents and Other Caregivers as Sex Educators
- Sexuality Education and Religion?
- Talking With Your Child's Teacher About a Sexual Issue
Contraception
- Can We Talk About Abstinence and Contraception OR is it a Mixed Message?
- Abstinence: Not Having Sexual Intercourse (for Teens)
- Parents and Teens Talking About Contraception
- Ten Tips for Talking With Sexually Active Teens About Contraception
- AAP: Teens Should Have Access to Emergency Contraception
- Fact Sheet: The Next Best Thing--Encouraging Contraceptive Use Among Sexually Active Teens
- About Birth Control: What Parents Need to Know
- About the Cervical Cap
- About Condoms
- About the Diaphragm
- About Abstinence
- About the IUD
- About Withdrawal
- About Emergency Contraception
- About the Birth Control Shot
- About the Birth Control Ring
- About the Birth Control Patch
- About Spermicide
