Resources for Parents

These are optional recommendations for you, as parents. They may help you understand why we want our young people to gain knowledge now so they can become sexually healthy adults. These resources may also help you normalize the language around sexuality discussions. Of course, your family values will always be honored. Girl Gatherings adhere to SIECUS Guidelines while presenting developmentally appropriate information.

This list may expand as research continues.

• SIECUS, Sexuality Information and Education Council for the United States, Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education: Kindergarten-12 grade

• California Healthy Youth Act, California's Health Education Innitiatives, 2019 revisions

• OWL, Our Whole Lives, Lifespan Sexuality Education

• TEDx 2019 - Olivia Richman: Let's Talk about Sex Education

• TEDx 2021 - Dinara Mukhametianova: Your Menstrual Cycle is Your SuperPower

• TEDWomen 2016 - Peggy Orenstein: What young women (ages 15 to 20) believe about their own sexual pleasure.

• Trailer, The Principles of Pleasure, Documentary 2022, Netflix

• Time Magazine, Why Body Neutrality Works Better than Body Positivity, Jessi Kneeland, May 2023

• Psychology Today, The Important Difference Between Emotions and Feelings, Rachel Allyn Ph.D., February 2022

• Global HPV Vaccination Initiative, local non-profit resource guide for parents

• The Resetter Podcast, Dr. Mindy Pelz, What women need to know about metabolic flexibility, January 2024

• Sports Illustrated, Clare Brennan, Understanding Periods a Competitve Advantage in Women's Soccer, July 2023

• Psychology Today, 20 Signs of a Controlling Partnership, Dr. Andrea Bonior, June 2015

• FX Network & HULU, Social Studies, Emmy-award filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, 2024, a year-long documentary on the effects of Social Media on kids.