Citrus: Brochure eases sex talk with parents

Editor's Note: The Citrus County Health Department and many other organizations nationwide are observing October as "Let's Talk Month," otherwise known as National Teen Sexuality Education Month. Among organizers' major goals is to draw attention to the effects of adolescent childbearing and to highlight the importance of parent-child communication. The Health Department has provided several short informational items, which the Citrus Times is featuring Mondays this month. Here is the second installment.

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Many young people want to get information about tough issues like sex from their parents, but they are too embarrassed to ask. Unfortunately, these kids may then go to their friends, who probably don't have the best information.

In a column "Sex Questions Show How Little Our Kids Know" by syndicated writer Susan Reimer, Campaign For Our Children associate director Susan Bankowski is quoted as saying, "The questions (kids have about sex) scream that (they) want their parents to talk to them." It can be difficult for adults to bring up the subject of sexuality. But parents don't always have to be the ones feeling the pressure to talk.

Campaign For Our Children created a unique brochure called "Talking the Talk," which is meant just for young people. This brochure gives motivational tips and sample dialogue to help kids get the answers they need from their parents. "Talking the Talk" is available at any Citrus County Health Department office or at middle and high school guidance offices. A brochure for adults, 'How To Talk To Your Kids About Sex," is also available at health department offices.

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