Additional Resources

We hope our Parent Portal gave you most of the answers you were looking for and will guide you when talking to your teen about love, sex and relationships.  If you still have questions, and would like additional information, please visit some of the links below. 

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy - Their parent portal features resources for talking with your child, not only about sex, but about relationships as well.

Girlology - Puberty and adolescence are simply part of growing up, but these days, there's nothing simple about it. The girls behind Girlology are Melisa Holmes, MD, an ob-gyn and mother of three girls, and Patricia Hutchison, MD, a pediatrician and also mother of two girls.

Below are some downloadable Girlology/Guyology documents:


Advocates for Youth - Advocates provides a Parents’ Sex Ed Center that gives more information on the birds and the bees, having the talk, parent-child communication and much more.

Palmetto Health Teen Talk - Parents, you will be interested in the Teen Talk Newsletter and ParenTeen - a program that helps parents communicate with their teens about sexuality and health.

National Institute on Media and the Family - They are committed to partnering with parents in using the power of the free market to create healthier media choices for families, so that we have healthier, less violent communities.

LGtextEd - LGText Ed addresses issues related to tweens, teens and their mobile phone habits. Find resources on potentially harmful behavior such as sexting, sending or receiving theatening text messages, and more.

Family Acceptance Project - The Family Acceptance Project works to decrease major health and related risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, such as suicide, substance abuse, HIV and homelessness – in the context of their families.

CDC Parent and Guardian Resources