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1. What percentage of US teens say it would
be easier to postpone sexual activity if they
were able to talk more openly about sex with
their parents?
2. According to a recent Youth Risk Behavior
Survey in Massachusetts, what percentage of
students reported that they had sex before
the age of 14?
3. Teens spend more time in school than in
front of the television screen.
4. Breast development is common among boys
during puberty.
5. What are the passageways that carry an
egg cell from an ovary to the uterus?
6. What is the number of sperm in an average
ejaculation of semen?
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The Talk: What Your Kids Need to Hear
from You About Sex, by Sharon Maxwell,
Ph.D. Penguin Group, 2008. A practicing
clinical psychologist and sex education
expert, Dr. Maxwell powerfully explains the
need for better communication between parents
and children regarding sex and sexuality.
Maxwell helps parents define their own values
about sex and shows parents how to make the
connection between values and behavior. She
addresses the social power that comes from
looking sexy and helps teens accept personal
responsibility to use that power
appropriately. In addition, Maxwell tackles
the potential dangers of the Internet and
helps set family guidelines for safe use.
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When faced with an adolescent's first invite
to a dance or party, it can be a joyous yet
challenging experience to watch our teens
grow up! We
want to protect them, inform them and help
them make healthy and safe decisions related
to relationships, self-esteem, sex and
sexuality. Sometimes we need to take a
pause, take a deep breath, and find those
right moments to keep the conversations going.
My Daughter at 14: Christmas Dance
Panic in your face, you write questions to ask him. When he arrives, you are serene, your fear unbetrayed. How unlike me you are. After the dance,
I see your happiness; he holds your hand. Though you barely speak, your body pulses messages I can read all too well. He kisses you goodnight,
his body moving toward yours, and yours responding. I am frightened, guard my tongue for fear my mother will pop out of my mouth. "He is not shy." You giggle,
a little girl again, but you tell me he kissed you on the dance floor. "Once?" I ask. "No, a lot." We ride through the rain-shining 1 A.M.
streets. I bite back words which long to be said, knowing I must not shatter your moment, fragile as a spun-glass bird, you, the moment, poised on the edge of
flight, and I, on the ground, afraid. "My Daughter at 14: Christmas Dance" by Maria
Mazziotti Gillan, from Winter Light. �
Chantry Press, 1985. Reprinted with permission.
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Don't forget to visit our website at http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ma/for-parents.htm. Our website is updated regularly with helpful tips for talking, information about workshops, and much more. Don't miss an opportunity to be the primary sexuality educator for your children. Need help? Call our Parent Education Team at (617) 616-1658.
Sincerely,
Parent Education
Planned Parenthood League of MA
email:
[email protected]
phone:
(617) 616-1658
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