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Five Tips for Teaching Sex Ed to Boys

Organization:  Rutgers

Type of Resource:  Website

Description:  This website offers tips for teaching sexuality education to males.  Tips include, 1) create ground rules up front, 2) build in extra time, 3) get them out of their seats, 4) integrate low-key competition, and 5) use humor – but be careful.  Each of these components are further discussed on the website.

Link:  http://answer.rutgers.edu/blog/2013/05/16/five-tips-for-teaching-sex-ed-to-boys/

Engaging Young Men

Organization:  Healthy Teen Network

Type of Resource:  Online Publication

Description:  This online publication serves as a “tip sheet” and addresses myths and facts of engaging young men in sex education.  Additionally, tips and best practices are addressed for a male-positive environment.

Link:  http://www.healthyteennetwork.org/sites/default/files/Tip%20Sheet_Engaging%20Young%20Men_0.pdf

Boys and Sex Ed: Beyond Statistics and Stereotypes

Organization:  Rutgers

Type of Resource:  Online Workshop

Description:  According to the Rutgers website, “The goal of this online workshop is to increase the knowledge, competency and resources of professionals working with middle-and high school-age guys in the area of sexuality education.”  For more information, workshop FAQs, and/or to register, please visit the website with the link below.

Link:  https://answer.rutgers.edu/course/149

Tips for Getting (and Keeping) Guys Involved

Organization:  Family and Youth Services Bureau

Type of Resource:  Website

Description:  This website offers tips for recruiting and retaining males in sex education including how to reach males, how to retain them, and how to engage them.

Link:  http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/features/new-push-teen-pregnancy-prevention/tips-getting-and-keeping-guys-involved

‘Act Like a Man’: Challenging Young Men’s Notions of Masculinity to Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Organization:  Family and Youth Services Bureau

Type of Resource:  Website

Description:  This website addresses how young men are missing from teen pregnancy prevention efforts, and ways to include them.  Particularly, this website focuses on how to challenge the notion of “masculinity” in effort to prevent teen pregnancy.

Link:  http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/features/new-push-teen-pregnancy-prevention/act-man-challenging-young-men-s-notions-masculinity-help