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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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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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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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What Can Schools Do to Prevent Teen Pregnancy?
According to National School Boards Association, these are facts that local school administrators, parents, and school ...
Source: Missouri Families
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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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Developing Sexual Relationships and Surviving Pregnancy, Incest, Rape, Abortion, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
As teenagers grow up, they constantly deal with problems related to their sexuality. Not only must they cope with 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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Helping Teens Avoid Pregnancy
Parents and other adults can help teens act responsibly to reduce the chances of getting pregnant before being fully ...
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Dating Violence Common Among Teens
Teen life, with its fads, crushes, clashes, and breakups, seems to be a world away from abusive relationships. Yet, ...
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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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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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Sex Education
Sex education classes in late elementary school typically provide students with information related to the biology of...
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Helping Your Wallflower Blossom
The only thing more painful than not getting asked to prom? Watching your daughter sit home dateless when she'd rather...
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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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Teens and Dating
Romantic Feelings of Teens: A Natural Process Teens face strong pressures to date, as well as get involved in a...
