A simple comic book style video game from Canada and the UK, created with help from 8 teens. It asks several sex and STI (STD for you Yanks)-related questions. Get one wrong, and the Sperminator will get you! All questions seem to be true/false, and all answers have explanations. Not a bad tool. […]
Tricky Topics to Talk About with Tweens and Teens
Great info from Vanessa at Radical Parenting. I’ll let her take it away! http://tinyurl.com/ydzb94u
CDC Report: Young People at Risk for STDs, Unwanted Pregnancy
Young people commonly engage in risky sexual behaviors and increasingly are at risk for STDs and pregnancy, according to (CDC).http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5806a1.htm The report analyzes sexual health and behavior data. The latest findings indicate: A majority of 18 and 19 year olds report having had sex. Approximately 30% of males and females ages 15-17 say they have […]
New Harvard Study Says Parents Wait Too Long for “The Talk”
Of course it took Harvard to figure this out, but it seems, from a small sample of racially and ethnically diverse parents and kids, that parents are missing the boat when it comes to timing their sex talks with kids. This study is unique in that rather than being a retrospective account of when parents […]
Myths and Realities – What’s True for Teens
Vanessa Van Petten wrote her first parenting book in her late teens and has a great parenting website, www.radicalparenting.com She sent this a few weeks ago and I think it bears repeating! Myth: Kids want to be your friend. Reality: Kids want parents, not peers. Kids want a strong line between the parent role […]
