Particular Challenges Facing Parents Of Teens Today
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Julia Austin
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Don’t avoid the subject
There’s no age at which any parent is comfortable with the idea of their children (even when they’re adults) having sex. And parents should take precautions to make sure their teens don’t start particularly young since this has been shown to correlate with other risky behaviors. That being said, there will come a point when parents need to embrace it will happen and talk about it, says Cofield. “This doesn’t mean they should encourage them to have sex, but just be more understanding of the fact that it might happen and make sure they understand how to be safe.”
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