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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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Can We Talk About Abstinence and Contraception OR is it a Mixed Message?
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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Teen Pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy is a major social problem in the United States today. The U. S. has the highest teen pregnancy, ...
Source: Community Action Network
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The Facts on Teenagers and Intimate Partner Violence
Dating violence affects women regardless of their age, but teens are particularly vulnerable. In fact, women age 16 to ...
Source: Family Violence Prevention Fund
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The Sex Talk: Why Once Isn't Enough
Despite the fretting that seems to go hand in hand with talking to children about S-E-X, it looks like what may be ...
Source: Education.com
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Sex Education
Sex education classes in late elementary school typically provide students with information related to the biology of ...
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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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Teen Dating Violence
Help your child avoid dating violenceDating violence is an issue that crosses all economic, racial, age, gender, ...
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Talking About Healthy Relationships
When teenagers worry about sex, they are often really worrying about relationships. When you talk about sex, also talk ...
Source: 4Parents
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Talking To Teens About Unintended Pregnancy
What’s It All About?Unintended pregnancy is an important issue for people of all ages, but there are special ...
Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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Adolescence: The Four Questions
Adolescence is filled with intellectual and emotional changes in addition to the major biological and physical changes...
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Abstinence: Not Having Sexual Intercourse (for Teens)
What is abstinence? Abstinence means different things to different people. For some, abstinence means avoiding vaginal,...
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What Can Schools Do to Prevent Teen Pregnancy?
According to National School Boards Association, these are facts that local school administrators, parents, and school...
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Teen Dating Violence
Frequency Dating violence affects many teens today. Estimates of how many teens experience violence in dating...
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Parent Power: What Parents Need to Know and Do to Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Before we begin... Whether they believe it or not, parents have a very important influence on whether their teenagers...
