Resources
Sexuality and first relationships
You can start with the one closest to what you need to look at right now. You don't have to read them all.
Sexuality in the teen years: what we're talking about
It's more than sex. What's expected at this stage and why your role matters even if they don't ask you anything.
2 min read
How to talk without lecturing
Many short conversations are worth more than "the talk." How to start, what to say and what to do with your own discomfort.
2 min read
Consent: what's learned at home
Being able to say no, and being able to hear a no. It's taught long before the first relationship, and through actions more than words.
2 min read
First relationships, and first heartbreaks
What first relationships mean, what role you can have and how to support your teen through a breakup.
2 min read
Screens: pornography, intimate photos and pressure
What your teen comes across on screens, how to talk about it and what to do if an image of them is circulating.
3 min read
When a relationship hurts
What teen dating violence looks like, why it's hard to leave and what you can do without losing your teen.
3 min read
Taking care of themselves: health, privacy and who to ask when it's not you
What your teen needs to know to take care of themselves, why their privacy matters and how to make sure they have someone to turn to.
4 min read
To go deeper
Raíces is a space for looking at what was said and what went unsaid about sexuality in your own story.