Resources Parent
Adolescence
Young people, teens, children starting puberty, adolescence, youth, young adults.
Bodies
Public and private body parts, reproductive systems.
Body image
Positive body image, media and body image, stereotypes and expectations, body image and puberty.
Consent
Consensual touch and non-consensual touch, sexual consent, laws around sexual consent.
Contraception
Pregnancy prevention, unplanned pregnancy, IUD, the pill, implanon, the rod, injection, emergency contraception, morning after pill, sterilisation, nuva ring, diaphragm, withdrawal, fertility awareness, contraception, contraceptives.
Diversity
Diversity, inclusivity, prejudice, marginalisation, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, discrimination.
Emotional literacy
Emotions, feelings, coping skills, communication skills, self-esteem, resilience.
Gender
Gender roles, gender expectations, gender stereotypes.
Health education
General health education.
Health literacy
Understanding and applying health information, critical analysis, analytical skills.
Help seeking
Finding and using appropriate and reliable health resources and services, support services, supporting self and others.
Immunisation
Immunisations, vaccines, vaccinations, HPV vaccine, disease prevention, preventative health.
Law
Sex and the law - legal age of consent, sexting and image sharing laws, sexual assault laws, child exploitation laws, etc.
LGBTI
Sexual diversity, gender diversity, intersex variations, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, aromantic.
Media literacy
Critical analysis of media messages, determining reliable sources of information and services, understanding bias.
Mental health
Mental, social and emotional wellbeing, depression, self-harm, suicide, help-seeking.
Multicultural
Culturally and linguistically diverse, cultural diversity.
Online
Online safety, esafety, online communication, online bullying, cyberbullying, messaging, gaming, image-sharing, etc.
Parenting
How to care for a baby, parenting skills, parenting children and teenagers, age and stage appropriate information.
Pornography
Pornography, sexually explicit images, child exploitation, laws on sexually explicit material, potential harms.
Protective behaviours
Child protection, protective behaviours, safety, child abuse, child exploitation, abuse, sexual assault.
Puberty
Physical changes, emotional changes, social changes, puberty, pubescent, body changes, growing up, growth, menstrual cycle, periods.
Reproduction
Babies, how babies are made, human reproduction, reproductive systems, stages of pregnancy, pregnancy, birth, foetus, foetal growth, embryo, sperm, egg, uterus, body parts.
Relationships
Families, friendships, acquaintances, romantic relationships, sexual relationships, intimate relationships, respectful relationships, bullying, family and domestic violence, intimate partner violence.
Safer sex
Contraception - condoms, condom negotiation, LARC, IUDs, Implanon, Injections, Depo, The Pill, Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill), diaphragms.
Sex education
General information about relationships and sexuality education.
Sexual health
General information about sexual health and sexual health agencies.
Sexting
Image sharing, image based abuse, sextortion, sexting.
Sexual assault
Sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, non-consensual, unwanted sexual contact, services and resources.
Sexualisation
Sexual objectification, sexualisation, oversexualised.
Special needs
Supporting children with special needs, physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, learning difficulties, ADHD, ADD, Down syndrome, autism, etc.
STIs and BBVs
Sexually transmissible infections (STIs), Blood-borne Viruses (BBVs), chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes, genital warts, human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, trichomoniasis, HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, testing, treatment.