October is
National Family Sexuality Education Month!

In 2005 a local coalition formed to support Nevada County parents in introducing age-appropriate, comfortable discussions of human sexuality and health into the home. Everywhere in the media young people are inundated with inappropriate sexual messages; what they see and hear needs to be balanced with home discussions of family values, morals, and health. Teens especially need accurate medical information to stay safe and healthy.

Join us in 2008 to bring National Family Sexuality Education Month back to Nevada County!

Library Book Displays
Check out the many books available for parents and kids on growing up, sexuality and healthy development on display at the Grass Valley and Madelyn Helling public libraries and at The Book Seller (Grass Valley) and Harmony Books (Nevada City).

Request Pamphlets
Call 274-3331 or email us to request free copies of pamphlets for parents and teens on sexual health and responsibility (see below). We will mail these pamphlets to your home. Offered by Nevada County Citizens for Choice (NCCC).

Pamphlet titles include:

For Parents
For talking with younger children:
 "Our Children´s Self- esteem"

For talking with middle-school children:
"Peer Power!
"Building Your Self-Esteem"
"Menstruation: Talking with your Daughter"

For talking with pre-teens and teens:
"Abstinence & Self-esteem"
"Encouraging Abstinence: Ten Tips for Parents"
"Sexual Responsibility: Talking with Your Teen"
"Teaching Your Teen About Sexual Responsibility"
"Birth Control: Talking with your Daughter"
"Birth Control: Talking with your Son"   

For Teens
"20 Ways to Respond to Sexual Pressure"
"Sex, Communication and Respect"
"50 Things Men Need to Know About Sex and Responsibility"
"50 Things You Need to Know About STDs"
"Sex Now? Talking with Your Partner"
"Getting What You Want from your Parents"
"Birth Control: Talking with your Parents"

We also encourage families to visit the websites of health education companies such as ETR Associates and Journeyworks Publishing to view and request free samples of many additional pamphlets not available through NCCC.