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It's Never Too Early or Too Late to Talk With Your Kids About Sex
Parents can help children and adolescents have physically healthy and emotionally satisfying relationships. In a recent ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Towards a Better Understanding of Children's Sexual Behavior
IntroductionWhether you're a parent or a teacher, you have probably noticed that children today seem to be expressing ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Helping Children Develop Healthy Sexual Behavior and Attitudes
IntroductionAfter seeing two teenagers kissing passionately in a park, your five year-old son looks up and asks you, ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Romantic Relationships in Adolescence Provide Practice for Adulthood
Many children talk of love and romance even in kindergarten and the primary grades. For instance, they may claim to ...
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Prom Anxiety
Expectations about high school prom night often bring anxiety for both parents and teens. Teens worry about finding a ...
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Sexuality at College
We all want to fit in with our peers. During the college years, the ability to do this is often key to a healthy, ...
Source: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Sexual Development
Though sexual development is typically associated with the teen years, in reality young kids develop an emotional and ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Risky Sexual Activity Reported in Kids as Young as 12
Researchers report that while most middle-schoolers are not having sex, a small percentage of kids as young as age 12 ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Most Teens Who Abstain Aren't Engaging in Oral Sex Instead
Parents of young virgins may still worry that their kids are turning to oral sex as an alternative to going all the ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Adolescent Sexuality
Aspects of children’s sexuality may develop during early and middle childhood, but during adolescence their ...
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Gay-Straight Alliances
What Are Gay-Straight Alliances?Gay-straight alliances (GSAs) are student-led school clubs for lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...
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Adolescent Sexual Activity
The majority of adolescents in the United States have had sexual intercourse by the time they finish high school. Data ...
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Teen Dating Violence
Help your child avoid dating violenceDating violence is an issue that crosses all economic, racial, age, gender, ...
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Teens and Sex
While many teens wish they could talk to their parents about sex, most feel uncomfortable asking questions. Instead,...
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Sexuality in Adolescence
National surveys reflect what adults probably already know: Teenagers are engaging in sexual activity. Fortunately,...
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Developmental Landmarks and Parenting During Adolescence
Developmental Landmarks of Adolescence Two changes distinguish a child’s development during adolescence from previous...
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Talking to Teens About Sex
Parents are the most important sexuality educators of their children. For 25 years, a growing national coalition of...
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Communicating with Teens about Sex: Facts, Findings, and Suggestions
Where do Teens get their Information about Sex? Although teens and parents may communicate cooperatively about certain...
