Supporting Your Child Through Puberty Morag Dalrymple Family Support Service Officer

Session Objectives Increase Your Confidence in Starting the ‘Tricky’ Conversations Have an Awareness of How Your Values can Influence Your Approach Gain a Greater Knowledge of the Resources Available

The Tricky Conversation Find out What they Know ‘Teachable Moments’ You know Your Child Best! Simple language/ Visual Aids How your Body will Change

The Body Correct Names for Body Parts The Functions of Body Parts How to Care for your Body

Learning About Girls What happens to your body as you grow Menstruation Early Self Discovery Private/Public

Learning About Boys What happens to your body as you grow Early Self Discovery Private / Public

Social Skills Identifying Emotions Independence Friendships Appropriate Behaviour/ Boundaries

Resources Teaching Children with Down’s Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality by Terri Couwenhoven What about us? Sex education by Craft A & Stewart, D. People skills for young adults by Csoti M What’s Happening to Ellie? Kate E. Reynolds What’s Happening to Tom?Kate E. Reynolds Personal hygiene by Crissey P , Taking Care of Myself by Wrobel M All About Us Computer Disc – The Family Planning Association http://www.bodysense.org.uk/ - Changing Sanitary Towels Pictorial Book http://www.bodysense.org.uk

Session Objectives Increase Your Confidence in Starting the ‘Tricky’ Conversations Have an Awareness of How Your Values can Influence Your Approach Gain a Greater Knowledge of the Resources Available

Any questions? Morag Dalrymple| Family Support Service Officer Mob: 07808 037 561 | 0131 442 8840 E: morag@dsscotland.org.uk Down’s Syndrome Scotland, Riverside House, 502 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh T: 0131 313 8840