Talking to your kids about sex

April 26, 2011  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

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 […]

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What teens are REALLY up to

April 16, 2011  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

A panel of teens at a school in Virginia sat down and talked frankly with parents about what teens are like when parents are not around: http://lorton.patch.com/articles/panel-tells-parents-what-really-happens-on-saturday-night

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Prescription drug use on the rise among teens

April 16, 2011  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=3337

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Teens and modern technology

April 16, 2011  |   For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

How communicating online and via text engenders teens to be more bold and revealing: http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1398276

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Summer abroad

April 16, 2011  |   For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

A program that offers teens a summer abroad: http://www.prweb.com/releases/teenagers/summer-abroad/prweb8295386.htm

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