Family Life Education & Outreach Web Sites

Web Site Links for Parents, Educators and Teens:

Please note: Parents should review content of web sites before recommending to their child(ren). Many of these sites would be best viewed with parent and child together as discussion starters and as a way to monitor content depending on the age of the child(ren). Some web sites may be inaccessible if a monitoring program is set to edit content. Parents may need to change these settings if they would like their children to have access to these sites.

SIECUS (http://www.siecus.org) posts texts of many of its publications. Information on Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Advocacy. A special section for parents offers such topics as "Communication Tips for Parents" and "Kids Online: What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Children from Cyberspace." Some topics are also available in Spanish.

Planned Parenthood (http://www.plannedparenthood.org) offers a variety of information about teen pregnancy, sexual health, and birth control, as well as information for parents and other adults. Some sections are written especially for teens. The site also offers the capability of searching the site for keywords to find information needed. Includes links to many other sites of interest to parents, teens, and educators.

Alan Guttmacher Institute (http://www.agi-usa.org) offers latest research, statistics and information on teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and infections, and prevention programs. Provides access to its publications and mechanism or searching back issues of its periodical, Family Planning Perspectives.

Family Planning Association of Maine (http://www.fpam.org) offers links to Maine clinic sites and information, newsletters for parents on talking with children about sexuality and important local and national news related to reproductive health.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov) offers the most comprehensive and respected research and information on sexually transmitted diseases and infections.

Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (http://www.pflag.org) offers information on local support groups, advocacy opportunities, and resources on sexual orientation.

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (http://www.teenpregnancy.org) offers information for parents and teens to reduce teen pregnancy rates including statistics, prevention programs and links to other sites.

Sex, Etc. (http://www.sxetc.org) is a web site created by teens, for teens on sexuality issues. Contains current and back issues of newsletters, with topical articles written by and for teens. Also included, on the adult resources pages, are discussion guides to go along with the newsletter articles for classrooms. Developed by The Network for Family Life Education from Rutgers University.

I Wanna Know (http://www.iwannaknow.org) includes frequently asked questions and answers written for teens on sexuality, relationships, reproductive health and growing up. Chat room access and information for parents also included.

Advocates for Youth (http://www.advocatesforyouth.org) offers latest research and publications on teen sexuality and health. Information on government programming, political advocacy, and fact sheets for parents, educators and youth to get involved. Lesson plans for teachers and group leaders on related topics.