Talking to your kids about sex

These links stress the importance of ‘the talk’ and offer tips:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joan-malin/sex-ed-week-ny-mandate_b_983058.html

http://culvercity.patch.com/articles/parents-time-to-talk-birds-and-bees

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110417/WIRE/110419783/-1/SPORTS02?Title=Parents-should-talk-to-children-about-sex

http://woonsocket.patch.com/articles/parents-talk-the-talk

http://sananselmofairfax.patch.com/articles/parents-talk-the-birds-and-the-bees-3

http://thecitizen.co.tz/editorial-analysis/46-letters-to-the-editor/12229-educationteach-teenagers-sex-education.html

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2011/0927/1224304790333.html

http://clevelandheights.patch.com/articles/ten-tenets-of-the-talk#photo-8980185

http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/308071/9/Local-doc-Start-the-talk-with-kids-at-an-early-age

http://www.sunherald.com/2012/05/12/3942470/parents-should-not-shy-away-from.html

http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/local/sex-ed-parents-can-be-key-but-teachers-play-an/article_fc336b1c-9cb4-11e1-aadd-001a4bcf887a.html

http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/frank-talk-about-sex-helps-kids-stay-safe-q0716vq-171864561.html

And a recent panel on the subject:

http://www.cleveland.com/chagrinsolonsun/index.ssf/2011/05/your_teen_magazine_hosts_panel.html

An article on Britain on the drawbacks of promoting abstinence instead of sex ed:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23947382-stop-telling-teenagers-not-to-have-sex.do

And a blogger’s personal account of talking about sex with her teenage daughter:

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/teaching-teenagers-about-the-joy-of-sex/

And a recent survey suggesting that when parents do talk about sex with their kids, they sometimes skip difficult but important issues:

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/poll-parents-talking-sex-kids-not-about-everything

an online tool to aid parents in the talk:

http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/166003836.html

And a  nationwide survey shows that most parents and teens talk about sex; teens are less comfortable than their parents having these conversations; and parents need to talk more about how their teens can prevent pregnancy and STDs:

http://www.enewspf.com/opinion/analysis/37102-half-of-all-teens-feel-uncomfortable-talking-to-their-parents-about-sex-while-only-19-percent-of-parents-feel-the-same-new-survey-shows-.html