Media

For Immediate Release:
September 16, 2004

Contact: Adrienne Verrilli
212-819-9770 ext. 325

October is National Family Sexuality Education Month
An Opportunity for Parents to Talk with Their Kids About Sex

New York, NY - Open, honest communication about sexuality-related issues between parents and their children is critical throughout childhood and young adulthood to ensure that young people lead healthy lives. Young people are inundated everyday with misinformation about sex and sexual health and it is incumbent upon parents and caregivers to reach out to them.

The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) offers parents our Families are Talking Project that provides invaluable sexual health information and tips for parents and caregivers on how to communicate with their kids about sexuality-related issues. Families Are Talking provides numerous publications and two innovative websites including, www.familiesaretalking.org and www.lafamiliahabla.org.

"Virtually everyone agrees that parents and guardians should talk with their kids about sexuality-related issues, and SIECUS knows that this can be an intimidating task," said Monica Rodriguez, SIECUS' director of education and training. "We are here to provide parents with the tools they need to talk regularly, openly, and honestly with their children," Rodriguez continued.

Families Are Talking resources include:

The Families Are Talking quarterly newsletter (available in both English and Spanish),
Families are Talking postcards with ten tips to help parents talk with kids about sex (available in both English and Spanish),
www.familiesaretalking.org and www.lafamiliahabla.org, informational websites for parents and caregivers, and
Innovative Approaches to Increase Parent-Child Communication about Sexuality, a publication for educators, professionals, and community leaders.

For more information about Families Are Talking, or other sexual health-related issues, or to set up an interview with one of SIECUS' experts, please contact Adrienne Verrilli, Director of Communications at (212) 819-9770, extension 325.

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October is National Family Sexuality Education Month An Opportunity for Parents to Talk with Their Kids About Sex

October is National Family Sexuality Education Month
An Opportunity for Parents to Talk with Their Kids About Sex