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LIFE@Home / LIFE en Casa (eResource): An At-Home Family Session on Loving Relationships and Safe Environments (English & Spanish)

LIFE@Home / LIFE en Casa An At-Home Family Session on Loving Relationships and Safe Environments (English & Spanish)

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An At-Home Family Session on Loving Relationships and Safe Environments (English & Spanish)
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A parent-facilitated, at-home session • Use this time of social distancing as an opportunity to bring parents into the process!

This simple session gives parents and guardians the tools they need to begin a conversation with their children—from pre-school through high school—about relationships, sex, and sexual abuse. This is not a virtual event facilitated by parish leaders, but an event that parents can easily lead all on their own. Share this first step in a process for helping their children to understand and navigate the ever-changing world of relationships.

As a next step, consider the full Conversations about L.I.F.E. program, an affordable, once-a-year, whole family program facilitated by parish leaders. It empowers families to talk more deeply about these issues in an age-appropriate way.

Handouts are provided in both English & Spanish.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FULL L.I.F.E. PROGRAM

Format: eResource
Product code: LIFE20
Dimensions: 8½" x 11"
Length: 14 pages
Publisher:
The Pastoral Center
Written by Sr. Kieran Sawyer, SSND

Author

Sister Kieran Sawyer, SSND, is nationally known for her creative work in youth ministry and catechesis. She is an acclaimed author and lecturer on youth ministry and character formation, with a special focus on chastity education. Over the years she has taught religion at all grade levels in Catholic schools and in religious education programs, and has presented workshops and programs for religion teachers and youth ministers across the country and abroad. Her theological degrees are from Marquette University, St. John’s University in Collegeville, and Catholic University

Sister Kieran was the founder and director of the TYME OUT Youth Center in Stone Bank, Wisconsin, where for many years she directed retreats and character education programs for the teens and pre-teens of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Her current ministry includes promoting family-based chastity education and abuse prevention programs and conducting training workshops for catechists, youth ministers, and L.I.F.E. facilitators. She was honored by the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry as a recipient of the 2006 National Youth Ministry Award.

Sister Kieran is a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Central Pacific Province.

She has written and contributed to many published works, including:

  • LoveEd (Saint Benedict Press, 2018.) A video-discussion series on puberty, sexuality, and pregnancy.  Sister Kieran worked with author Coleen Kelly Mast to create the videos and parent-child discussion materials in this program.
  • Sex and the Teenager: Choices and Decisions (Ave Maria Press, 1990, 1999, 2008), a teachers’ manual and student text on adolescent relationships and sexuality.
  • Confirming Faith (Ave Maria Press, 1980, 1994) Teacher’s manual and student book designed to prepare high school students to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation.
  • Youth Ministry Access (Center for Ministry Development, 2009 to present) Lesson plans for middle school and high school youth ministry programs.

View all resources by Sr. Kieran Sawyer, SSND

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