Resources

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

• But how’d I get in there in the first place?: Talking to your young child about sex, Deborah M. Roffman, 2002 (parenting ages 3-6)
• Everything you never wanted your kids to know about sex (but were afraid they’d ask), Justin Richardson, Mark Schuster, 2004 (all ages)
• From diapers to dating: A parent’s guide to raising sexually healthy children from infancy to adolescence, Debra W. Haffner, 2004 (parenting ages birth – 12)
• Beyond the big talk: Every parent’s guide to raising sexually healthy teens from Middle School to High School, Debra W. Haffner, 2002 (parenting grade 7-12)
• How babies and families are made: there is more than one way! Patricia Schaffer, 1988, (read aloud or parenting resource on how to discuss non-typical conception)
• Sex is more than a plumbing lesson: A parents' guide to sexuality education for infants through the teen years, Patty Stark, 1990 (all ages)
• Healthy teens, body and soul: A parent’s complete guide, Andrea Marks & Betty Rothara, 2003, (parenting ages 10-21)
• Before she gets her period: Talking with your daughter about menstruation, Jessica Gillooly, 1998 (for parents of 8-10) *also Claves para hablar de la menstruacion con tu hija
• How to talk to teens about really important things, CE Schaefer & TF DiGeronimo, 1990
• The roller coaster years: Raising your child through the maddening yet magical middle school years Giannetti, Charlene and Sagarese, Margaret (1997)
• Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall?, Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D.
• Field Guide to the American Teenager: Appreciating the Teenager You Live With, Michael Riera & Joseph Di Prisco.
• Tag, You’re It!: 50 easy Ways to Connect With Young People, Kathleen Kimball-Baker, Search Institute Publishing.
• The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys into Exceptional Men, Michael Gurian
• The Wonder of Girls: Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Daughters, Michael Gurian
• You and Your Adolescent: A Parents Guide for Ages 10- 20, Lawrence D. Steinberg and Ann Levine
• Parenting 911: How to Safeguard and Rescue your 10 to 15 Year Old From Substance Abuse, Depression, Sexual Encounters, Violence, Failure at School, Danger on the Internet and Other Risky Situations, Charlene Gianetti & Margaret Sagarese.
• Getting Your Kids to Say No in the 90’s When You Said Yes in the 70’s, Victor Strasburger.
• Take Back Your Kids: Confident Parenting in Turbulent Times, William Doherty, Ph.D.
• Ten Talks You Should Have With Your Child About Drugs, Dominic Capello.
• Ten Talks You Should Have With Your Child About Sex and Character, Dominic Capello.
• Ten Talks You Should Have With Your Child About Violence, Dominic Capello.
• www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us (Minnetonka School District)
• www.shouldertoshoulderminnesota.org (Shoulder to Shoulder Raising Teens Together)
• www.allaboutkids.umn.edu (U of MN Center for Adolescent Health & Development)
• www.familiesaretalking.org (Families Are Talking)
• www.talkingwithkids.org (Talking With Kids About Tough Issues)
• www.mnyouth.org (MN Alliance With Youth)
• www.mediafamily.org
• www.protectkids.com
• www.kff.org/entmedia
• www.missingkids.com
• www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
• www.smartparent.com
• www.staysafeonline.info
• www.safeteens.com
• www.pbs.org/parents/issuesadvice/growingwithmedia/preteen
• www.cybersmart.org/for/top_ten.asp
• www.noplacelikehome.org There’s no place like home…for Sex Education *also in Spanish
• www.siecus.org Sexuality Information and Education Council of U.S.
• www.moappp.org Minnesota Org. on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting
• www.sxetc.org Sex Etc. questions and answers
• www.cfoc.org Campaign for our Children Inc.
• www.teenpregnancy.org National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
• www.advocatesforyouth.org Advocates for Youth “The librarians guide to Sex Ed. Resources”
• www.pflag.org Parents, Families and friends of Lesbians and Gays “Our Daughters and Sons: Q & A”
• www.tentalks.com Ten Talks parents must have with their children (age 10+)
• www.4parents.gov Talking about healthy choices, including postponing sex
• www.emilyprogram.com Provides comprehensive psychological, nutritional, and medical care for individuals with eating disorders

RESOURCES: CHEMICAL USE

• Narcotics Anonymous (952) 939-3939 www.na.org
• National Institute of Drug Abuse www.nida.nih.gov
• National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov
• Hazelden Center for Youth & Family www.hazelden.org
• Al-Anon/Alateen (952) 920-3961www.al-anon.alateen.org
• Alcoholics Anonymous (952) 922-0880 www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
• The Anti-Drug www.antidrug.com
• TonkaCares www.tonkacares.org
• Reduce the Use www.reducetheuse.org
• National Drug/Alcohol Help Line 1 (800) 821-4357

Crisis Help

Emergency 911
Crisis Connection (612) 379-6363
Suicide/Psychiatric Hotline (612) 873-2222