A Conversation for How to Teach your Kids the Facts of Life
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Bogie Started conversation Jul 30, 2001
In todays technological society the internet holds a wealth of information about "the facts of life" of which some may be appropriate to teenages and older children.
During a recent re-vamp of the website for Bath Spa University College we added a welfare section covering (amongst other things) sexual health information. A number of website links were included and feedback from the site indicates that many of our users have found the following sites useful:
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Channel 4s Generation Sex Website.
Website from the Health Education Authority answering questions on HIV, AIDS and sexual health. Information and advice on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and how to avoid them. Users can pose questions and have them answered by trained professionals
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Marie Stopes International.
International organisation that provides reproductive healthcare. Website gives details of UK services and advice to teenagers and sexually active couples.
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BBC Sexwise Online.
A global online sex education project from the BBC World Service. A guide to sexual well-being in 22 different languages, excellent site with audio links to listen to real people’s experiences, useful global contacts and news reports on sexual health from around the world.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sci_tech/features/health/sexwise/
TheSite.
Aims to enable young people to make informed decisions for themselves and strive to be the best they can. Looks at a range of issues that affect the lives of young people such as health, sex and relationships. Chat rooms, articles and resources.
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Go Ask Alice (Q&A about sex and sexuality).
American website providing factual, in-depth, straightforward and non-judgemental information to assist readers' decision-making about their physical, sexual, emotional and spiritual health.
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Brook (Contraception, Pregnancy, Sexual Health).
Brook provides free, confidential sex advice and contraception to all young people. Its website has information on the services provided, FAQs and details on how to get in touch with your local Brook centre.
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TeenWire.
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America has recently put together a guide to sex for teenagers and young adults called TeenWire. Its aim is to act as a private place on the Internet where you can get information and news about teen sexuality, sexual health, and relationships.
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Other Sites:
British Pregnancy Advisory Service at [URL Removed by moderator]
Society of Health Advisers in STDs at [URL Removed by moderator]
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I'm not really here Posted Jul 30, 2001
I'm afraid all those links are going to be removed before the hour is out, as we are not allowed external links in conversations. (Except the BBC one of course.)
I think the topic is after more general information, rather then a list of links.
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Bogie Posted Jul 30, 2001
The moderators did indeed remove the hyperlinks I included in my posting, but I got an email to say that they will be passed on to the Editors for possible inclusion in the final guide entry... Thanks H2G2! 
You can find the website URLs I listed above by entering the site title into a good search engine... the results should point you to the correct location.
Bogie
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I'm not really here Posted Jul 30, 2001
I'd noted some of them down as I posted my reply. 
Obviously they did want the links. Well done.
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