Parents & Carers

Family Education

FPQ acknowledges parents/carers as the primary sexuality educators of their children.

FPQ’s family sexuality education programs are designed to build communication between parents/carers and their children. FPQ offers two sessions within the family education program, which are both 1.5 hours in length, and are attended by parents/carers and their children.

FPQ’s family education programs are designed to assist in:

developing open and healthy communication about sexuality between
parents/carers and children
providing age-appropriate sexuality education
building children’s self-esteem
providing information and support during puberty.

FPQ offers two sessions within the family education program:

The Reproduction session covers topics such as reproductive body parts and functions, conception, pregnancy and birth.
The Preparing for puberty session covers the various physical, social and emotional changes that occur during puberty.

Schools may offer family education programs to support parents/carers to talk about sexuality education with their children. FPQ educators may also offer family education programs in their local community.

Cost:

$180 per 1.5 hour session with a maximum of 30 families (for schools or community organisations).

$12 per family when hosted independently by FPQ.

For bookings or further information please contact your nearest FPQ Education office.

Parent/carer education: Where do I start?

This 1.5 hour session for parents/carers explores:

how children learn about sexuality
why sexuality education is important
sexual development in childhood
ways to respond to curiosity about sexuality
how to answer children’s questions about sexuality with comfort
ways to support the development of healthy sexuality

The session can be tailored to the stage of development of participant’s children; for example, it may focus on early childhood, or preparing for puberty.

Where do I start? Sessions can be conducted for parents/carers in kindergartens, preschools, childcare centres, community centres or schools. As these sessions are designed for parents/carers to discuss communicating about sexuality, share ideas and discuss a range of strategies to talk about sexuality with children, it is not designed for children to be present at these sessions.

Cost:

$180 per 1.5 hour session with a maximum of 30 participants.

For bookings or further information please contact your nearest FPQ Education office.

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