Parents Postcard

Start your child on a path to building healthy relationships. #SAAM

Parents of young children

It’s important to demonstrate healthy personal boundaries with your 
child early on. Age-appropriate lessons about boundaries and consent 
can help shape your child’s values. 

Support your child’s healthy development:

• Respect your child’s right to make choices about their body. 
For example, don’t make them hug someone they don’t want to.

• Encourage your child to respect the choices of others. For example, 
tell them to ask their friends if it’s okay before giving hugs, holding 
hands, taking pictures, etc.

• Teach your child the correct names of all their body parts, including 
their genitals. This information empowers children to know their 
bodies and better understand development.


Resources
A Safer Family. A Safer World: bit.ly/CSAFlipbook 






Discuss healthy sexuality with your teenager to continue the journey. #SAAM
 

Parents of young adults

As your son or daughter enters their teenage years, it’s important to 
discuss healthy sexuality. 

Help your teen develop healthy attitudes about sexuality:

• Talk openly about sexuality and development. Say things like, “It’s 
normal to have a lot of questions. It might feel uncomfortable at first 
to ask but I’d rather you hear information from me.”
 
• Practice how you could respond to questions that might make you 
uncomfortable. For example, what would you say if your daughter 
asked about birth control?

• Look for opportunities in pop culture to continue the conversation 
about healthy relationships. For example, when you’re watching TV 
together, point out examples of positive relationships.

• Talk frequently about consent. You can say, “Consent should be freely 
given. If you pressure someone, that isn’t consent – even if they 
haven’t said ‘no.’ That applies in real life, online, and in texts.”

Resources 

100 Conversations: www.100conversations.org

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