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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.

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:

  • Guiding
    Principles
  • Evaluating
    Progress (short- and long-term goals, pre- and post-workshop surveys
    to measure participants’ attitudes and behaviors)
  • Power
    of Partnerships (strategies to help build community collaboration)
  • Lesson
    Plans for Communities (map existing programs for youth and parents)
  • Practical
    Pointers (tips for trainers, checklists, resources)
  • Marketing
    Tool Kit (strategies, artwork and materials to market the workshops
    and ensure parent attendance)
  • Workshop
    Curriculum

    • Workshop
      One: Can We Talk About Self Esteem?
    • Workshop
      Two: Can We Talk About Puberty and Sexuality?
    • Workshop
      Three: Can We Talk About Mixed Messages?
    • Workshop
      Four: Can We Talk About Peer Pressure?
  • Family
    Activity 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:

  • Tips
    for Talking
  • The
    Talks (guidance through the four workshop topics)
  • A
    Lesson Plan for Parents with background on:

    • What
      Your Child May Learn in School
    • Human
      Sexuality
    • Human
      Reproduction
    • Teen
      Pregnancy and Parenting
    • HIV/AIDS
      and 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:

  • Is
    it Time to Talk?
  • How
    are you?
  • THE
    Talk
  • Love
    is 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.