Talk Early &
Talk Often

It's Easier Than You think

Talk Early & Talk Often® is a nationally recognized parent workshop aimed at helping parents talk with their child about sexuality.

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For more than a decade, this workshop has been offered to parents/caregivers in a variety of settings such as school, community, health care and places of worship. Currently there are three different workshops offered: One for parents of upper elementary; middle/high school; and for parents of children with developmental disabilities.

When it comes to talking about sex with our kids, talking early and talking often is easier said than done!

Rolled out in 2005 the two-hour workshop has been offered to thousands of parents/caregivers in a variety of settings such as school, community, health care and places of worship.

In more than a decade of programming, parents have consistently given Talk Early & Talk Often high marks, rating the workshop as excellent and would definitely recommend to other parents (90%+). We offer programs for parents of upper elementary, middle/high school and special need students.

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What Parents Think

“The workshop was helpful and made me think and re-evaluate. I got a lot out of it and was glad it was abstinence and sexuality.”

“Helped with how to teach my morals.”

“The workshop was helpful and made me think and re-evaluate. I got a lot out of it and was glad it was abstinence and sexuality.”

“There needs to be a class like this for high school parents.”

“We need to be sure we don’t focus only on abstinence, we need to know how to help kids who choose not to be abstinent be responsible.”

“I really enjoyed the workshop. I was grateful to learn things and implement them in my family.”

“These are really important subjects. This was time well spent.”

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Talk Early & Talk Often

There have been thousands of participants, and we have revitalized conversations between families. Join us for a workshop, or contact us for more information.

Interested?

Michigan residents, to find a workshop near you, visit our events page.

For information about the cost of hosting a workshop, or bringing Talk Early & Talk Often to your state please email or call us at:

teto@parentactionforhealthykids.org

Call Barb at: 248-573-7469

"Parent engagement is very important, especially when opportunities are provided for them to interact with each other in a safe and open environment to discuss adolescent sexual health issues. “Talk Early & Talk Often” an educational learning intervention, is a true example of a successful parent engagement opportunity! We have hosted this program for more than nine years in our community and continues to garner a heightened interest and awareness!"

"Rachel, the Talk Early & Talk Often facilitator did a great job of relating to the parents in attendance. Her use of humor and her non-judgmental approach helped participants to feel comfortable to participate and discuss their ideas. Thanks so much!"

"Amazing job as always. All of the participants seemed to enjoy the workshop and we received very positive feedback from a few of them directly."

"In my role at Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, I have successfully partnered with Parent Action For Healthy Kids for over 10 years on parent engagement around teen pregnancy prevention and adolescent sexual health. Parent-child communication is a component of our teen pregnancy prevention program, Taking Pride in Prevention (TPIP). Because of our partnership with Parent Action For Healthy Kids, it was only fitting that we expand our parent-child communication efforts to include the (parents /guardians /trusted adults) of our program participants, as well as the broader community. Since 2012, TPIP grantees have hosted a TETO workshop in their community each year. We look forward to future opportunities to partner with Parent Action For Healthy Kids and increase our parent engagement efforts."

"Rachel, the Talk Early & Talk Often Facilitator, has an incredible ability to connect with people and is warm and relatable. It is incredible to watch how quickly the parents feel comfortable and open with her."

"Talk Early & Talk Often is an awesome opportunity for parents/adults to learn excellent skills in order to work and communicate with youth. I look forward to this every year as this is my favorite workshop during Real Talk. I tell everyone about Talk Early & Talk Often and would like to see it introduced at my church in the near future. My Pastor and First Lady attended and enjoyed it immensely."

Talk Early &
Talk Often

It's Easier Than You think

Here’s where we can help !