On Teens and Sex: Where's the Love?
The risks of early sex include emotional harm as well as disease
Posted September 3, 2008
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Parents are here to help their kids, each with his or her unique temperament, fulfill their dreams. And dreams of enduring love, encouraged, prepared for, and taken seriously, prompt wiser choices in general and nourish qualities like empathy, sincerity, and human closeness. It's not all sex talk; it's serious life talk, though it comes with the frustration of not quite knowing if—hello—anyone is listening. Be patient. This past spring, I opened a Mother's Day card from our 28-year-old, just married daughter, embossed with just three words: "You were right." Music to any mom's heart.
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