Growing and Changing
Parents are recognised as children's primary educators for Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), yet many feel unprepared. Often this is because they had poor RSE themselves - from home, school, or both.
For ages 3-7, it's about helping children to understand what a good friend is and how to be one, about different types of families, what the differences are between boys and girls, and what the private parts of the body are, helping them to keep safe.
The following information and resources are designed to support you in helping your child at each stage, to become more aware of themselves and others, to help them navigate the emotional and physical changes that take place during puberty, as well as learning about sex in the context of safe, loving relationships.
Suggested reading list for 3-7 year-olds, covering relationships, reproduction & families
- So Much by T Cooke
- Topsy and Tim and the New Baby by J and G Adamson
- My Underpants Rule by Rod Power and Kate Power
- When I grow up by Tim Minchin
- A bad case of stripes by David Shannon
- Teach your dragon good hygiene by Steve Herman
- Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
- Some secrets should never be kept by Jayneen Sanders
- The great big book of families by Mary Hoffman