For professionals working with children and teenagers
Knowledge and tools
for working with children and teenagers.
Tidlignok provides age-appropriate information about the body, puberty, periods, feelings and boundaries. As a professional, you can use the content in conversations and teaching, and direct children, teenagers and parents to relevant topics and tools.
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Resources for your work
Teach, talk and make adjustments
Teaching
Seven lesson topics for ages 8–12 and 13–17, including explanations, activities and questions about menstruation, consent and respect for other people's boundaries.
Explore resourcesConversations
Find guidance for beginning a conversation, listening, clarifying needs and following up with the child or teenager.
Explore resourcesAdjustments at school
Find practical measures for health-related needs and guidance on follow-up when students cross other people's boundaries.
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Resources for conversations and teaching
Body and health for children aged 8–12
Find age-appropriate explanations about the body, puberty, periods, feelings and boundaries. Use the content when teaching or talking, starting with the child's own questions.
See content for ages 8–12
Body and health for teenagers aged 13–17
Find information about the body and health adapted for teenagers. Use topics to start conversations, or show young people where to find answers and read further on their own.
See content for ages 13–17
Resources for working with parents
Find resources to share with parents and carers about physical and emotional changes, conversations with children and when to seek help.
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Sources and evidence
See the overview of sources and references in individual knowledge articles. Consult original sources to learn more about a topic or examine the evidence behind the information.
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Help me explain
Support for describing personal experiences
In 'Help me explain', a child or teenager can choose a topic, write in their own words and put together a text for a conversation. They can read it aloud or show it to someone they wish to talk to. The tool can be used independently or with you.
Ask how the child or teenager wants to use the text and whom they wish to share it with. Choices and text are processed in the browser. On a shared device, you can clear the tool using 'Start again' when finished.
For use in conversations and teaching
Start with questions and understanding
Start with what the child or teenager wants to know and what they already understand. Choose a topic together, work through the explanation and make time for questions.
In teaching, you can use general examples and explain words and concepts. Make arrangements for personal questions to be discussed privately.
Knowledge about the body and menstruation matters to the whole group. In learning about boundaries and consent, both girls and boys need to respect other people's choices, take responsibility for their actions and know how to get help for a friend.
Use these resources alongside professional judgement and workplace procedures. Adapt language and content to age, existing knowledge and individual needs. When a specific health concern arises, an appropriate healthcare professional should assess whether follow-up is needed.