Despite fears to the contrary, a new study by the CDC shows that rates of oral sex among teenagers have been dropping over the past 10 years, as they have been for intercourse: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/health/data-suggest-teenagers-not-more-likely-to-have-oral-sex-first.html?_r=1 www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/NHSR56_SUM.pdf www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr056.pdf Some thoughts on the CDC report: http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/14760919-423/teaching-teens-to-respect-their-bodies.html and debunking another common fear, evidence shows that the HPV vaccine results […]
Read More »On reducing fights between siblings
August 16, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Teaching problem solving skills
August 16, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
some tips on teaching this important set of skills: http://www.findananny.net/blog/teaching-children-problem-solving-skills/
Read More »Tattle tale vs. need to know
August 15, 2012 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
Advice for parents on how to strike a balance: http://clubmom.ca/blog/tattle-taling-or-telling/
Read More »Teens and diet
August 15, 2012 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
New research has found that teens are not particularly concerned with the nutritional content of the food they were consuming. They were more concerned regarding the calorific content, which meant they might not be even consuming proper healthy diet required: http://topnews.ae/content/212663-teenagers-concerned-more-calorific-content-instead-health
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