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Teaching children with Down Syndrome about their bodies, boundaries and sexuality : a guide for parents and professionals

By: Couwenhoven, Terri.
Woodbine House Bethesda, MD 2007Description: xii, 331 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9781890627331.Subject(s): DOWN SYNDROME | SEX INFORMATION | SOCIAL SKILLS | SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR | SEXUAL FEELINGS | DATING | MARRIAGE | PARENTHOOD
Contents:
Getting started|Learning about the body : key information and ideas for teaching|Teaching about privacy|Touch and affection|Teaching your child about the physical changes of puberty|Masturbation|Social and emotional development in adolescence|Caring for the body during puberty|Social skills for healthy relationships|Friendships and dating|Committed partnerships, marriage and parenthood|Exploitation prevention|Sexuality education in schools|You've postponed this till now|Appendix A: Teaching about the body|Appendix B: Other teaching materials
Summary: Encourages parents to be proactive and talk directly and openly to children, teens and young adults about their bodies, personal boundaries, privacy, puberty, sexuality, relationships and abuse prevention. Gives parents the background and confidence to speak comfortably with their children about these sometimes difficult subjects.
List(s) this item appears in: Puberty for girls. Revised Sept 2023 | Consent and boundaries June 2023. CM | WDSA education workshop. May 2021 | Puberty and boys.Updated March 2023 CM
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Book IHC Library Wellington Down Syndrome Association 730 COU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available W0012065
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Getting started|Learning about the body : key information and ideas for teaching|Teaching about privacy|Touch and affection|Teaching your child about the physical changes of puberty|Masturbation|Social and emotional development in adolescence|Caring for the body during puberty|Social skills for healthy relationships|Friendships and dating|Committed partnerships, marriage and parenthood|Exploitation prevention|Sexuality education in schools|You've postponed this till now|Appendix A: Teaching about the body|Appendix B: Other teaching materials

Encourages parents to be proactive and talk directly and openly to children, teens and young adults about their bodies, personal boundaries, privacy, puberty, sexuality, relationships and abuse prevention. Gives parents the background and confidence to speak comfortably with their children about these sometimes difficult subjects.

Patron comment on 17/06/2016

Brilliant. I shall order my own copy.

Patron comment on

I would highly recommend all three of these books, particularly [this book].

Patron comment on

This book is outstanding! I have ordered a copy for our office. Just fantastic. HIGHLY recommended

Patron comment on

Good book - everything there - but perhaps a bit like a text book and therefore too much for exhausted parents

Patron comment on

This book is great. Thank you for recommending this book to me

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