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This is a thoughtful blog that names how after a terrible event like a teen car crash, there is an understandable but sometimes unrealistic urge to find someone to blame: http://www.southernchestercountyweeklies.com/articles/2010/09/16/opinion/doc4c922fb26b69f526674695.txt

Here are the latest results of surveys regarding teens’ education on sex: http://www.examiner.com/sex-education-in-national/key-sex-education-findings-from-national-survey-of-family-growth-97-percent-of-u-s-teens-sex-ed Here is an article with tips for parents wanting to educate their kids: http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Lifestyle/sex_ed_how_parents_can_fill_in_gaps_therein_091620100905.html

These articles suggest some skills teens gain when they spend time online: http://www.parentinghelpme.com/parenting-tips/skills-teenagers-learn-by-spending-time-online/ http://familyinorbit.com/index.php/2010/10/28/the-good-outweighs-the-bad-teens-online-friendships/

Here are some more helpful links: http://americaneducationservices.us/psychology/encouraging-communication-between-parents-and-their-kids/ http://www.arpaioforsenate.com/keeping-the-communication-lines-open-between-you-and-your-kids/ http://www.modernmom.com/article-7906-15-tips-for-communicating-with-your-teen/ http://www.helium.com/items/1939098-communicating-with-teens http://www.family-life.eu/2010/09/parents-are-you-really-listening.html

This is a well written column on the talk all parents dread having with their kids: http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100912/COLUMNISTS112/9120320/1263