Below is a list of Sex Education resources for parents to reference. Please click on each link to view.
Middle + Upper School
Sex Ed
7 Things Sex Educators Wish You’d Teach Your Kids Sooner Than Later - Article by Brittany Wong
When Did Porn Become Sex Ed? - Article by Peggy Orenstein
Beyond Sex Ed - How to Talk to Teens about Love - Article by Kat Lonsdorf
Give the Talk - Website Resource
Porn and the Teenage Brain - Podcast
What Teenagers are Learning from Online Porn - Article by Maggie Jones
Breaking the Hush Factor: Ten Rules for Talking with Teenagers about Sex - Book by Dr. Karen Rayne
It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up and Sexual Health - Book by Robie H. Harris
It’s So Amazing! - Book by Robie H. Harris
It’s NOT the Stork! - Book by Robie H. Harris
Sex is a Funny Word - Article featuring Cory Silverberg + Fiona Smyth
Your Body Belongs to You - Book by Cornelia Spelman
Sex Ed Instead of Promoting Promiscuity - It Encourages Teens to Delay First Sex - Article by Bonnie Rochman
This Is Why Good Sex Education Is So Important - Article by Jaclyn Friedman
General Parenting
Amaze - Website Resource
Hand in Hand Parenting - Parenting Blog
The Gottman Institute - Website Resource
This Is What A Feminist Dad Looks Like - Article by Eugene Hung
Parenting Boys
In the #MeToo Era, Raising Boys to Be Good Guys - Article by David McGlynn
The Good Men Project - Website Resource
How Sex Educators Talk To Their Sons About Consent - Article by Caroline Bologna
6 Ways Parents Can Stay Connected To Their Teen Sons - Article by Phyllis Fagell
6 Mistakes We Make Raising Sons - Kids Books to Prevent Sexual Assault - Website Resource
Parenting Girls
Why Girls Apologize Too Much - Article by Rae Jacobson
What Your Daughter Hasn’t Told You About Sexual Assault - Article by Whitney Lloyd
How Puberty Kills Girls’ Confidence - Article by Claire Shipman, Katty Kay + Jillellyn Riley
Lower School
How You Were Born - Book by Joanna Cole
The New Baby At Your House - Book by Joanna Cole
On the Day You Were Born - Book by Debra Frasier
You Were Born On Your Very First Birthday - Book by Linda Walvoord Girard
Happy Birth Day! - Book by Robie H. Harris
It’s NOT the Stork! - Book by Robie H. Harris
Who’s In My Family? - Book by Robie H. Harris
Families: A Celebration of Diversity, Commitment and Love - Book by Aylette Jenness
Are You A Boy Or A Girl? - Book by Karleen Pendleton Jimenez
I Love You The Purplest - Book by Barbara Joosse
I Said No! A Kid-to-Kid Guide to Keeping Your Private Parts Private. - Book by Kimberly King
The Right Touch - Book by Sandy Kleven
My Body Belongs to Me - Book by Jill Starishevsky