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About Can We Talk?

Materials

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Sample

Activities

See

what the Can We Talk? parent-child communication activities are

all about. Download one, or all, of the three activities listed

below. For more downloadable activities, see the Workshop

Modules section.

  • 1a– Self Esteem
  • 2a– Sex and Puberty
  • 3c– Mixed Messages in the Media

Books

and Videos

The

Can We Talk? Planning

and Training Manual is a fully-illustrated

170 page manual that gives you tips on setting up workshops and

creating partnerships with other organizations, and provides easy-to-follow

instructions and all activities for facilitating the four workshops.Sections

include:

  • GuidingPrinciples
  • EvaluatingProgress (short- and long-term goals, pre- and post-workshop surveys

    to measure participants’ attitudes and behaviors)

  • Powerof Partnerships (strategies to help build community collaboration)
  • LessonPlans for Communities (map existing programs for youth and parents)
  • PracticalPointers (tips for trainers, checklists, resources)
  • MarketingTool Kit (strategies, artwork and materials to market the workshops

    and ensure parent attendance)

  • WorkshopCurriculum
    • WorkshopOne: Can We Talk About Self Esteem?
    • WorkshopTwo: Can We Talk About Puberty and Sexuality?
    • WorkshopThree: Can We Talk About Mixed Messages?
    • WorkshopFour: Can We Talk About Peer Pressure?
  • FamilyActivity Book Originals (so you can easily make copies of the

    book for the parent workshops)

family activity bookThe Can

We Talk? Family Activity

Book is a fully-illustrated 90 page book that gives parents the resources

they need to talk with their children about the four workshops.

 

Included

are:

  • Tipsfor Talking
  • TheTalks (guidance through the four workshop topics)
  • ALesson Plan for Parents with background on:
    • WhatYour Child May Learn in School
    • HumanSexuality
    • HumanReproduction
    • TeenPregnancy and Parenting
    • HIV/AIDSand other STDs
  • Organizations(where to go for additional resources)

 

 

The award-winning Can

We Talk? Animated Cartoon

Series is a video containing five

original animated short stories, each focusing on a special workshop

topic. Parents and youth alike will enjoy the adventures of Mom,

Dad, kids Tammy and Tony, and their dog Pointer as they talk around

the table.

Titles

include:

  • Isit Time to Talk?
  • Howare you?
  • THETalk
  • Loveis in the Jeans
  • Pressure

¿Conversamos?,

the Spanish language cultural adaptation of Can We Talk?, provides

the materials and tools necessary to use the program with Spanish-speaking

parents, including the Can We Talk? Planning and Training Manual,

Can We Talk? Family Activity Book, and Can We Talk? Video. NOW

AVAILABLE!

HIN

is working on two technical assistance resources to help communities

develop comprehensive Can We Talk? programs. The Can

We Talk? Training of Facilitators Guide will provide

step-by-step guidance to organizations interested in planning and

coordinating the Training Institute and parent workshops, including

tips on evaluation, funding strategies, and marketing materials.

The Can We Talk? Training of Facilitators

Guide will contain the curriculum for the Training Institute,

a 2 day training that prepares community members to market and facilitate

the Can We Talk? parent workshops. These documents will be available

for free from NEA HIN.