Resources to Buy
Parent Kits to Borrow and Buy from Sexual Health Centre for Cumberland County:
1. No Secrets...Just the Facts
Sexuality education KITS for Parents of children under 7 years of age
Sometimes it is difficult to talk with your children about sexuality. If you are not sure where to start, this kit will help. It was made for parents of children ages 0 - 6 years and will be helpful with older children as well.
Parents and agencies in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia may borrow the kit free of charge.
For Sale: Family Resource Centres, Day Cares, Mental Health Centres, Family Service Centres, etc. will find this kit beneficial for staff and clients. Purchase price: $150. (includes plastic case with handle, shipping). Please contact us for a complete content list.
Each kit contains Parent things (book, pamphlets) and Kid things (three books).
The Kit was created in consultation with Cumberland Co. parents and was funded by the Community Health Promotion Fund.
Why do parents need this Kit?
It is important for children to:
· feel good about being girls or boys
· develop healthy, positive feelings about their bodies
· know the correct words for all body parts and functions
· know the difference between public and private
· know that sexual feelings are part of being human
· come to parents for correct information
2. The Changing Years Kit: “It’s Time to Talk”
Sexuality education KITS for parents of children 9 - 12 years and older
Adolescents need information about puberty: changing bodies, changing feelings. They need reassurance that they are normal. When parents talk with their children about sexuality, it helps keep their children safe and healthy, improve self-esteem and postpone sex. It also helps to keep lines of communication open during the teen years.
The Changing Years Kit contains books and pamphlets: some for parents; some for youth.
Parents and agencies in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia may borrow the kit free of charge.
For Sale: Schools, Family Resource Centres, Day Cares, Mental Health Centres, Family Service Centres, etc. will find this kit beneficial for staff and students/clients. Purchase price: $125. (includes plastic case with handle, shipping). Please contact us for a complete content list.
3. Menopause Kit - to Borrow and/or Buy from the Sexual Health Centre for Cumberland County (SHCCC)
The Menopause Kit is a binder containing basic information on peri-menopause, menopause and related topics. In 2009 the Kit was revised and copies donated to the Cumberland Regional Library, with funding from local Community Health Boards. Cumberland County residents may borrow this kit free of charge from SHCCC or their local library .
For Sale: $50.00 + shipping and handling
Kit Sections include:
‚ Menopause: What is it?
‚ Lesbian Perspective
‚ Hot Flashes
‚ Mental Health
‚ Sleep & Menopause
‚ Osteoporosis
‚ Headaches
‚ Sexuality & Relationships
‚ Healthy Eating and Exercise
‚ Kegels
‚ Hormone Replacement Therapy
‚ Other Treatments/Approaches
‚ Where to get More Information
‚ Book/Video Lending List
‚ Miscellaneous
4. Program for Parents and Youth to Attend Together (Sexual Health Centre for Cumberland County)
Growing Together
Growing Together is a program for 9- to 12-year-olds and their parents to attend together. There are four, 2-hour sessions covering family communication, self-esteem, puberty changes, and human reproduction. (The first session is just for parents.) Sessions feature games, videos, discussions, handouts, and snacks.
The goal is to give children and their parents an opportunity to share information and family values about sexuality and to help family members feel good about themselves and have fun together.
The program is offered in various Cumberland Co.(Nova Scotia) communities when there is sufficient interest. Parents should call (667-7500) to register for the next available series in your Cumberland County community. *** Sometimes sessions are offered individually (i.e. “Puberty”, “Where Did I Come From”, etc).
Manuals available for $50.00, plus shipping and handling.
Postponing Sexual Involvement Program, "Worth Waiting"
Sexual Health Centre for Cumberland County (SHCCC)In 2006 this program won SHCCC a Helen and Fred Bentley Award for Excellence of Achievement (an annual award program of the Canadian Federation for Sexual Health).
Worth Waiting is a pre-teen program to create awareness about pressures to have sex, to provide skills for healthy decision-making, and to encourage participants to postpone sexual involvement. In order to delay sexual intercourse, it is crucial that we reach youth before they engage in sexual activity. Delaying onset of sexual activity allows young people more time to acquire skills needed to deal effectively with this aspect of their lives. Healthy sexual relationships require emotional, cognitive, and physical maturity.
SHCCC has been offering Worth Waiting to Grade six students in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia since 1995. It is usually offered through six, one-hour sessions.
Manuals $50.00 plus shipping and handling.
1. No Secrets...Just the Facts
Sexuality education KITS for Parents of children under 7 years of age
Sometimes it is difficult to talk with your children about sexuality. If you are not sure where to start, this kit will help. It was made for parents of children ages 0 - 6 years and will be helpful with older children as well.
Parents and agencies in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia may borrow the kit free of charge.
For Sale: Family Resource Centres, Day Cares, Mental Health Centres, Family Service Centres, etc. will find this kit beneficial for staff and clients. Purchase price: $150. (includes plastic case with handle, shipping). Please contact us for a complete content list.
Each kit contains Parent things (book, pamphlets) and Kid things (three books).
The Kit was created in consultation with Cumberland Co. parents and was funded by the Community Health Promotion Fund.
Why do parents need this Kit?
It is important for children to:
· feel good about being girls or boys
· develop healthy, positive feelings about their bodies
· know the correct words for all body parts and functions
· know the difference between public and private
· know that sexual feelings are part of being human
· come to parents for correct information
2. The Changing Years Kit: “It’s Time to Talk”
Sexuality education KITS for parents of children 9 - 12 years and older
Adolescents need information about puberty: changing bodies, changing feelings. They need reassurance that they are normal. When parents talk with their children about sexuality, it helps keep their children safe and healthy, improve self-esteem and postpone sex. It also helps to keep lines of communication open during the teen years.
The Changing Years Kit contains books and pamphlets: some for parents; some for youth.
Parents and agencies in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia may borrow the kit free of charge.
For Sale: Schools, Family Resource Centres, Day Cares, Mental Health Centres, Family Service Centres, etc. will find this kit beneficial for staff and students/clients. Purchase price: $125. (includes plastic case with handle, shipping). Please contact us for a complete content list.
3. Menopause Kit - to Borrow and/or Buy from the Sexual Health Centre for Cumberland County (SHCCC)
The Menopause Kit is a binder containing basic information on peri-menopause, menopause and related topics. In 2009 the Kit was revised and copies donated to the Cumberland Regional Library, with funding from local Community Health Boards. Cumberland County residents may borrow this kit free of charge from SHCCC or their local library .
For Sale: $50.00 + shipping and handling
Kit Sections include:
‚ Menopause: What is it?
‚ Lesbian Perspective
‚ Hot Flashes
‚ Mental Health
‚ Sleep & Menopause
‚ Osteoporosis
‚ Headaches
‚ Sexuality & Relationships
‚ Healthy Eating and Exercise
‚ Kegels
‚ Hormone Replacement Therapy
‚ Other Treatments/Approaches
‚ Where to get More Information
‚ Book/Video Lending List
‚ Miscellaneous
4. Program for Parents and Youth to Attend Together (Sexual Health Centre for Cumberland County)
Growing Together
Growing Together is a program for 9- to 12-year-olds and their parents to attend together. There are four, 2-hour sessions covering family communication, self-esteem, puberty changes, and human reproduction. (The first session is just for parents.) Sessions feature games, videos, discussions, handouts, and snacks.
The goal is to give children and their parents an opportunity to share information and family values about sexuality and to help family members feel good about themselves and have fun together.
The program is offered in various Cumberland Co.(Nova Scotia) communities when there is sufficient interest. Parents should call (667-7500) to register for the next available series in your Cumberland County community. *** Sometimes sessions are offered individually (i.e. “Puberty”, “Where Did I Come From”, etc).
Manuals available for $50.00, plus shipping and handling.
Postponing Sexual Involvement Program, "Worth Waiting"
Sexual Health Centre for Cumberland County (SHCCC)In 2006 this program won SHCCC a Helen and Fred Bentley Award for Excellence of Achievement (an annual award program of the Canadian Federation for Sexual Health).
Worth Waiting is a pre-teen program to create awareness about pressures to have sex, to provide skills for healthy decision-making, and to encourage participants to postpone sexual involvement. In order to delay sexual intercourse, it is crucial that we reach youth before they engage in sexual activity. Delaying onset of sexual activity allows young people more time to acquire skills needed to deal effectively with this aspect of their lives. Healthy sexual relationships require emotional, cognitive, and physical maturity.
SHCCC has been offering Worth Waiting to Grade six students in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia since 1995. It is usually offered through six, one-hour sessions.
Manuals $50.00 plus shipping and handling.
