A 22 page booklet that covers topics including what it means to be transgender and other questions such as 'What does it mean to be transgender" and "Am I normal".

Agency: The Gender Centre Inc.

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Where to download: https://gendercentre.org.au/resources/support/youth?download=970:youth-booklet 

Paper by the Commissioner for Children and Young People on gender and sexual diversity.

The HPV vaccination program in Australia commenced in 2007 for girls and 2013 for boys. Students at school receive little or no education about HPV or HPV vaccination prior to immunisation. This trial conducted an intervention in schools to improve knowledge, psycho-social outcomes and vaccination uptake.

This resource is based on a rigorous review of evidence on sexuality education programs and is aimed at education and health sector decision-makers and professionals. This revised edition updates the 2009 guidance and was commissioned by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The technical guidance includes key concepts, topics and learning objectives to teach each age group and outlines the key issues affecting children and young people's health and well-being.

This report provides an analysis of a literature review focusing on what works to increase resilience for at-risk and marginalised young people. It forms part of a larger body of work that the NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health (NSW CAAH) undertook, in partnership with NSW Health, towards developing the 2011-2016 Youth Health Policy for NSW. [PDF 1.8MB. Opens in new window]

Topics: feelings, emotions, emotional literacy.

Fiction

A hamster describes the feelings he and his family members experience during the day, including feeling happy, sad, jealous, angry, and scared.

Ages: 4 to 8 years.

YouTube reading 4min 05sec (external link)

Hunter, Jana Novotny. I have feelings!. New York: Mondo Publishing, 2002.
ISBN: 9781590341964

An animation from the Get The Facts website demonstrating how to use a condom correctly.

Topics: emotional literacy, anger, coping strategies.

Non-fiction

This book combines information, jokes and funny cartoons to help children understand that anger is normal and can be expressed in many ways—some healthy, some not. It teaches them how to recognise anger in themselves and others, how to handle situations and emotions (loneliness, guilt, frustration, fear) that lead to anger, and how to deal with the anger they feel.

Ages: 8 to 11 years.

Topics: friendships, conflict resolution, emotional literacy.

Fiction

This picture book contains many examples of how to be a friend and offers kids practical suggestions about resolving arguments, getting over being shy, handling bossy children and bullies, and more.

Agers 4 to 8 years.

Brown, Laurene Krasny and Marc Brown. How to be a friend: A guide to making friends and keeping them. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2001.
ISBN: 9780316111539

Topics: friendships, kindness, trustworthiness, emotional literacy, perseverance, resilience.

Fiction

Horton, the loveable elephant, represents kindness, trustworthiness, and perseverance in his quest to protect tiny creatures on a speck of dust.

Ages 4 to 8.

Dr, Seuss. Horton hears a who!. New York: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2012.
ISBN: 9780007455942