Deborah M. Roffman, a nationally certified Sexuality and Family Life Educator who has worked at the cutting edge of her field for three decades, will teach parents how to become their children’s primary–as in most important and most influential–sexuality educators. Despite the tidal wave of media messages in the lives of our children and teens, decades of research consistently demonstrate that it is parents who make the difference in young people’s values, attitudes, and decisions regarding sexuality.
The former associate editor for education of the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, Ms. Roffman has written dozens of articles and commentaries for health and education journals and major newspapers. Her work in the classroom and with parents has been featured in the New York Times, Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Education Week, Teacher Magazine, USA Today, Parents Magazine, an HBO Special on parenting, and on NPR. She has also appeared on Nightline with Ted Koppel and The Early Show with Bryant Gumbel and on the O’Reilly Factor. In December 2002, she appeared in a highly acclaimed segment on teenage sexuality on ABC’s 20/20 with John Stossel.
Where: Yorktown High School Cafeteria
When: Tuesday, February 15th, 7-9:00 PM
