Let's Talk About Teen Sex (page 4 of 4)

5 Simple Rules for Parents To Live By

Follow these tips when discussing sex with your kids, and you'll help them make wise choices.

1. Don't panic. If events in the media or real life push the topic up front, don't overreact.

2. Don't lecture. Rather, ask questions to gauge attitudes.

3. Ditch the Talk. One quick, awkward chat won't do. Start a conversation instead.

4. Communicate your values. Kids need to know parents' beliefs.

5. Pay attention to the media children consume. Your influence matters, but know what you're up against.

From Reader's Digest - March 2008

 

• • Family Safety
• • Parenting Teens
• Family Life
• Healthy Habits
• • Children's Health

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• Teen girls are buying into the sleaze we're selling.
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• A Get-Along Guide for Parents of Teens
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• Binge Drinking on Campus
• The hidden epidemic of social drinking at campuses across the country.
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• Teen Boot Camp: A Deadly Decision?
• Desperate parents are turning to "boot camp"-style rehabilitation centers to turn their troubled teens around. Do these programs work, or are they putting our kids at even greater risk?
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Any time the alarm goes off after-hours at the municipal office where I work, the security company calls me at home and I have to go back and reset it. Late at night I got one of those calls. As I was getting ready to head out the door, my husband groggily said, "You're not going down there by yourself at this hour." Just as I was thinking, How thoughtful of him, he added, "Better take the dog with you."   

-- Ruth Roddick