01. Talking sex with teens While few parents relish the idea of talking to their teenage children about sex, don't shy away from the subject, advises the American Medical Association.
Read02. Your teenager and sex It is nearly midnight and your 16-year-old hasn’t returned from her date with her boyfriend. You don’t want to think about it, but the thought does cross your mind.
Read 03. Being teenaged and pregnant A pregnant teenager can feel very isolated and vulnerable. She can be plagued by questions of what to do next, who to tell and where to get help. Read 04. Condoms and your teen boy Abstinence, condoms, a male pill or a vasectomy. Right now, condoms are the only real option for sexually active teens.
Read 05. Condoms don't encourage teens Making condoms available in high schools doesn't spur teens to become sexually active, new research shows. Read 06. Contraception for your teenage girl Most parents don’t want to face the fact that their teenaged daughter might be sexually active. But fact is, many teens are.
Read 07. Contraception vital for teens The first sexual experience is unplanned for every third boy and every fourth girl, raising questions about the suitability of modern birth-control methods. Read 08. Teen health danger zones You're going to live forever, right? Wrong. Even though health is often the last thing on your mind at this age, there are danger zones of which you need to take note.
Read 09. Dating abuse among teenagers A study showed abuse in dating relationships is common among teenagers and is associated with other risky behaviours. Read 10. HIV, teens and young adults Teenagers and young adults are being especially hard hit by the HIV/Aids pandemic: more than half of people newly infected with HIV are between 15 and 24 years old. Read 11. Home-alone teen sex The less after-school supervision teens have, the more likely they are to have sex, new research says. Read 12. Is your teen home in bed? Do you know where your teenagers were last night? A new survey finds there's a chance they were at home - and having sex for the first time. Read |
13. Mom matters in teen sex Parents who put off discussing sex with their kids may miss an opportunity to play an important role in when they will decide to have sex. Read 14. Parents lower teens' STI risk Parental supervision may help reduce the risk of some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in black teenage girls, says a study. Read 15. Teenagers and sex What makes some teenagers decide to have sex? And what makes some decide against it? Read 16. How to say no if you want to To protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies and HIV, teens are often encouraged by older people to say no to sex. But how do you do this? Read 17. Teens and sex The mere thought that your 14-year-old could be considering having sex is enough to give parents permanent insomnia. So what makes some teenagers decide to go ahead anyway? Read 18. Teens see oral sex as less risky About 20 percent of ninth-graders admitted having had oral sex and almost one-third said they wanted to try it soon, according to a survey of students in California high schools.
Read 19. What should teens be taught? Parents in the USA clash over what's appropriate when it comes to sex education. Read 20. Your teen and the older man Your 16-year-old daughter is having a relationship with Keith, the 27-year-old cousin of her best friend. What should you do? Read 21. What to ask before having sex When it comes to having sex, every person has to make his or her own decisions. There is no age, no place or no time that is right for everyone. Read 22. Ready for sex? What should you consider if you feel ready for sex? And what do you do if you would rather wait? Read |