News, Advice, and Tips for Parenting Teenagers

At the age of 23, Erin is not too far removed from her teenage years to remember having questions about sex. Questions her mom never answered, or even gave Erin opportunities to ask:

Over the years, my mother and I missed many opportunities for honest and healthy conversations about sex and sexuality. We could have shared our values, experiences, hopes, dreams and even our fears. Looking back& I wanted my parents to talk to me about sex. I wanted them to know where I stood on the issue; I wanted to know where they stood. (Source: The Ventura County Star)

May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, which gives parents the perfect opportunity to start  or continue  talking to their teenagers about sex. It may be awkward, but the conversation can be an immeasurably valuable tool to help your child with one of the more difficult aspects of the teen years.

Sexual promiscuity among teenagers has been associated with a wide range of problematic behaviors -- many of which, if not addressed early enough, may necessitate enrollment in a private boarding school.

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A new study that was published in the British Medical Journal reports that work-based sex education programs for parents increased parent/teen discussions about menstruation, birth control, and other topics.

Researchers enrolled over 500 parents of teenagers in eight weekly sessions of a program called "Talking with Your Teens about Tough Issues." Participants reported that after taking the course - which was presented at their places of work - they became more comfortable initiating difficult discussions with their teens about sexual issues.

Some experts believe that teaching parents to educate their teens about such matters might work better than having the public schools do it, partly because there is so much disagreement about whether to use abstinence-only programs.

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