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10 Tips for Talking About the Facts of Life
Initiating conversations about the facts of life may be difficult for some parents because they did not grow up in an ...
Source: Advocates For Youth
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Talking About Sexuality and Values
Teens and parents: Before you do this exercise, please read the notes at the bottom of this page.Teens: Complete ...
Source: Advocates For Youth
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Parent-Child Communication: Promoting Sexually Healthy Youth
When young people feel unconnected to home, family, and school, they may become involved in activities that put their ...
Source: Advocates For Youth
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Why It's Important to Talk About Sexual Orientation
Why It's Important to Talk about Sexual Orientation Whether or not you talk with your kids about sexual ...
Source: Families Are Talking
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Dads Make a Difference
Believe it or not, parents are an important influence on their children’s decisions about sex, love, and values. ...
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Some Good Ways to Talk
Want your son or daughter to know your values and beliefs about sex? It’s simple – tell him or her. If you ...
Source: 4Parents
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Talking to Your Teens, Even About Uncomfortable Things
Talking about uncomfortable things such as feelings, relationships, sex, or drugs can be hard. But most teens still ...
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Characteristics of Parents of Sexually Healthy Adolescents
Parents of sexually healthy adolescents: Demonstrate value, respect, acceptance, and trust in their adolescent ...
Source: Advocates For Youth
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Ten Tips for Talking With Sexually Active Teens About Contraception
Some tips to help parents talk with young people about contraception and protection from STIs, and to build healthy ...
Source: Advocates For Youth
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Parents and Teens Talking About Contraception
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily those of Advocates for ...
Source: Advocates For Youth
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Sex Ed 101: What Your Child May Not Be Learning in School
Talking about the birds and the bees has always been a challenge for parents. It's hard to know when to approach kids, ...
Source: Education.com
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Talking to Your Boy About Sex
Regardless of which parent it falls to to explain relationships and sex to your son, it's an important discussion to ...
Source: Education.com
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Losing Sleep Over Coed Sleepovers?
A slumber party is a rite of passage in a child's life. However, there's a new trend in teenage sleepovers that's ...
Source: Education.com
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Talking To Your Teens About Sex And Sexual Behavior
What’s It All About? Many adults believe teens should not have sexual intercourse, and this is frequently at odds ...
Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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Talking To Teenagers about Sexual Orientation
What’s it all about?One of the passages of adolescence is the development and understanding of sexuality. This ...
Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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Improving the School Experience for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Students
Interest in meeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered youth is growing, largely as a result of ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Supporting Your Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning Child
What It Means When My Child Says They Are Gay... Sexual orientation is a person's emotional, physical, spiritual,...
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Sex and Sensibility: A Parent's Take on Advice From an Expert
By a Parent, Sidwell Friends Middle School, Washington, DC When...
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Teens and HIV/AIDS
It can be hard to reach teens with health and safety information, because many of them believe "it can't happen to me. "...
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Understanding Sexual Minority Adolescents
Sexual orientation: What is it? Sexual orientation is a sensitive issue that affects all stages of life in many...
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Grandparents and Other Caregivers as Sex Educators
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily those of Advocates for...
Source: Advocates For Youth
