Puberty for Parents
As a parent or guardian, you are the first and most important sexual health educator of your child.
Feeling embarrassed or uncomfortable when talking to your child about puberty is normal.
To help, we have compiled a list of credible, evidenced-informed resources and videos to provide parents and guardians with the knowledge and skills to talk comfortably with their child about puberty:
- Tips for talking about sexual health – Teaching Sexual Health, an Alberta Health Services initiative
- Your role as a parent – Teaching Sexual Health, an Alberta Health Services initiative
- Family beliefs and values – Teaching Sexual Health, an Alberta Health Services initiative
- Tips for talking with your kids about sexual health – Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
- Principle of gender-inclusive puberty education – Gender Spectrum
- Puberty and health education: Frequently asked questions for parents and families – Gender Spectrum
- Positive parenting your gender expansive child – Gender Spectrum
- Online parent programs (videos, webinars, etc.) – Gender Spectrum
- Online Child Sexual Exploitation, Public Safety Canada – Resources for parents & caregivers, youth and educators
Videos:
- Mom, I’m not a girl: Raising a transgender child – Cosmopolitan
- The You inside project – Gender Creative Kids
- The hair down there – Teaching Sexual Health, an Alberta Health Services initiative
Services related to this information:
- Contact Planned Parenthood — NL Sexual Health Centre at 1-877 NO MYTHS (666-9847) or 709-579-1009
- Contact your Public Health Nurse
- 811 HealthLine (Newfoundland & Labrador) – Call 811 or 1-888-709-2929 / TTY 1-888-709-3555
Eastern-Urban:
- Contact the Sexual Health Clinic at sexualhealthclinic@easternhealth.ca.
- Contact the community walk-in clinic (Mundy Pond) at 709-777-1706.