Parent Resources: Wellness & Health Education for Teens and Younger
Tools and guides to help parents of teens and younger with topics such as puberty, social media, physical and mental health, anatomy, social & emotional wellness, adolescent sexual health, parenting workshops, and more.
As with all aspects of parenting, these resources are available to you to read and use as you see fit in your family. We are not promoting any one way of parenting adolescents, simply offering resources for you to use at your discretion.
This is in no way a comprehensive list of parent resources. If you have some you love, please let us know about them by emailing us at health@chaffeecounty.org
Sex Education for the Real World
Inclusive, comprehensive and supportive sexuality and relationship info for teens and emerging adults.
Center for Young Women's Health
An award-winning health website for young women and members of gender minorities around the world. Find answers to your questions, health guides on a variety of topics, health chats and more.
Young Men's Health
A website for teen guys and young men featuring up-to-date health information.
Amaze
More info. Less Weird. Amaze takes the awkward out of growing up. Empowering healthy relationships with the answers you want to know about your body.
Center for Parent and Teen Communication
You have parenting questions. We have parenting answers. A resource for parents of teens about growth and development, communication strategies, building character, and health and prevention.
The Puberty Podcast
The Puberty Podcast weaves together scientific research, parenting strategies, and hilarious stories to help guide adults who are raising kids through puberty.
Common Sense Media: Podcasts
A list of podcasts for teens (and younger), with reviews of content to help parents to make decisions on media for their children.
Common Sense Media: Health and Wellness Websites
These thoughtful sites give kids and teens a forum where they can ask honest questions and get candid responses about their physical and mental health.
Trailhead Institute
Standards that focus on physical and personal wellness, social and emotional wellness, prevention and risk management
Provides skills-based health education focused on teaching health content through the health skills of:
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- Decision making
- Advocacy
- Interpersonal communication
- Self-management
- Access to medically accurate information
- Analyzing influences
- Goal setting
American Academy of Pediatrics: Adolescent Sexual Health
A collection of tools and resources for parents and families from the AAP
