Teens and Sex: How to Help Your Kids Dodge Pregnancy and STDs
Reader Comments
This is why it is so important for parents to talk to their kids about sex. I have two teens myself and have been able to teach them about the dangers of unprotected sex, having multiple partners, etc. I can only trust them and hope they are making the right choices, but at least they have the information. It's not easy to have those conversations, but for parents looking for advice on what to say and how to say it, I recommend reading books by Meg Meeker. She is an expert on how to talk to teens on sex - the most recent book I read, and highly recommend, is called Your Kids at Risk: How Teen Sex Threatens Our Sons and Daughters - really really helpful. Also, she just wrote a great article for Huffington Post I stumbled on the other day. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-meg-meeker/sex-why-we-hate-talking-a_b_148810.html
Good luck to all the parents out there!
sex and teens
In my opinion parents can help but in the end it’s all on you. Many of my friends didn’t even get to graduate because of pregnancies. Teens should be more worried about school than sex. One mistake can change all your life. In conclusion teens should think twice before having sex because it isn’t something to just play with. A baby or an STD can and will affect everything for you. I rather wait till I meet the right guy and until it’s the right time.
I have always believed that the first step to protecting teens from sex problems is for the dads of boys to tell those boys ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING that Dad knows about love and sex at the first signs of the boy's puberty onset. With pictures and NOTHING left out, especially the love part.
Dad, knowing what intercourse is like, should explain to son exactly how to do very realistic solo sex so son can try it out alone safely without guilt and as frequently under the covers as desired.
Dad should also explain why it is the boy's role to protect the girls from hurt, harm, disease, error, pregnancy, and most of all, emotional regrets about losing virginity or worse---abortions. In short, boys are to lead girls cleanly and nicely. Boys may also have Dad's permission and blessing to do solo sex alone.
My Dad skipped town when I was 11 and told me absolutely nothing. I instead did the above with my son and you know what, he was a virgin when he married a virgin. They have three kids and love church and each other. Did the solo sex hurt him? No, it saved him from grave error.
