How to Talk to Your Child About Sex, Relationships and Growing up

Speakeasy Overview: Speakeasy Ireland is a free 8 week HSE funded course for parents and front line staff working with children and young people 3- 19 years of age. Speakeasy Ireland increases confidence and skills to enable conversations around sex and growing up to be a part of daily life with ease and comfort.

Speakeasy Dates:

January 19th-March 9th

April 13th-May 25th

September 21st-9th November

Speakeasy Course Content:

• Puberty and reproduction, where babies come from?
• How to explain sex and relationships using stage appropriate language
• How do I answer my child’s tough questions with ease
• How to manage the challenges of puberty
• Types and rules of touch
• How to teach consent to my child
• Sexually transmitted infections explained in an age appropriate way
• Contraception information for teenagers and parents
• Strategies to keep my children safe from harm
• What sex education is my child getting in school?

Participants will get an opportunity to upskill themselves in all areas of sex education in a comfortable and informal community setting.

For further information click into http://www.ifpa.ie/Education-Training/Programmes/Speakeasy and http://b4udecide.ie/parents/training-for-parents/

To book an information session for your school, youth club or parents group contact:

Anita Butt, IFPA’s Training and Development Manager on 01 607 4456/083 323 8956 or email anita@ifpa.ie