Family Talks for Native Americans: The Leaders's Guide. Listening to and Talking with Indian Children about Sexuality. Revised Edition

Adapted for Indian tribes of the southwest, this leader's guide outlines a training program designed to help Indian people act effectively as the primary sex educators of their children. The guide focuses on ways to help small groups understand attitudes, values, and facts about sexuality and acquire parenting skills such as communicating with children, clarifying one's own values, and reassuring children about the normalcy of their growth and change. Material is organized under three group training sessions with a detailed sequence of activities and suggestions for leaders included for each session. Session 1 covers establishing a comfortable climate for the group and introducing the topic and the participants. Session 2 focuses on learning to talk about sex. Activities include small group discussion, films, and communication games for speaker-listener pairs. Session 3 explores the child's view of sexual issues and the value of touch in Indian culture. Additional information includes discussion of the changes made in adapting the program for Indian cultures, evaluation forms for participants, and self-evaluation questionnaires for leaders. The bibliography includes titles of 8 books, articles, and films used in the training program and 37 additional books and audiovisual resources. (JHZ)