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*Sharing information: Webinar for families on talking with your children about relationship skills and sexual health*

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction shared their *Sexual Health Education News and Resources newsletter [ [link removed] ] *that included a webinar that may be of interest to parents of children with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

*Webinar:* How to Talk with Your Children with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities About Relationship Skills and Sexual Health, for parents and family members. Webinar provided by Elevatus/Building Bridges for Families/Cardea.

The webinar is a two-part workshop. Part one will define what sexual education means, go over the stages of human sexual development, discuss our roles as parents and explore our personal and family values. Part two will do a deep dive into initiating conversations, answering tricky questions, addressing behavior and exploring available resources to support parents and family members’ own learning.

*Dates*:


* May 1, 5:30- 7 p.m.
* May 8, 5:30-7 p.m.

If you are interested, register at the webinar’s Meeting Registration Zoom [ [link removed] ] page.

For more information about OSPI's sexual health education training events, please see the training page of their website [ [link removed] ].

*Special Note:* DSHS is providing this information shared by OSPI about other organizations' training opportunities as a resource for educators or families.  DSHS is not sending this as a recommendation or endorsement.








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