New Poll: Parents Are Talking With Their Kids About Sex but Often Not Tackling Harder Issues
Planned Parenthood and the Center for Latino and Adolescent Family Health Release Tools That can Help Parents Talk to Their Children About Sex and Sexual Health
Eighty-two percent of parents have talked to their children about topics related to sexuality, according to a new poll released today. However, when it comes to tougher, more complicated topics, many adolescents are not getting the support they need to delay sex and prevent pregnancy. This new finding underscores the importance of October’s Let’s Talk Month, which encourages parents to talk to their children about sex and sexual health.
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Let's Talk Month Fact Sheets
Let’s Talk Month: Tips for Talking with Your Children About Sexuality
Just the Facts: Teen Sexual Behavior and Parent-Child Communication
Let's Talk: Planned Parenthood Education Programs
Let's Talk Month Blog Carnival
{Let’s Talk About Sex} The Best Ways For Parents To Get Ready For “The Talk”
MyBrownBaby
How An Unplanned Pregnancy Changed The Way I Want To Talk To My Kids About Sex
MyBrownBaby
{Let’s Talk About Sex} A Recipe For Solid Relationships Between Black Girls and Boys
MyBrownBaby
{Let’s Talk About Sex} How A Single Mom Talks To Her Son About Sex
MyBrownBaby
When Should You Have the Sex Talk?
BabyCenter
QOTD: What Do You Wish Your Parents Told You About Sex?
Clutch
{Let’s Talk About Sex} Tweens, Sex & the Essence Article That Scared the Crap Out Of Me
MyBrownBaby
Tweens & Sex
Parenting
Teens Sexting. Naked Pics. Wake Up Parents! It's Time to Talk
Lifetime Moms
Let's Talk Month News
The Sex Talk: So Embarrassing, Yet So Necessary
TODAY Moms
Planned Parenthood Video Helps Parents Have "The Talk" with Their Kids
Huffington Post
How Parents Are Falling Short with the "Sex Talk"
TIME
Helping Latino Parents Develop Strategies to Talk to Their Kids About Sex
Latina Lista
Having “The Talk” About Birth Control, Delaying Sex Is Uncomfortable, Necessary
Bliss Tree
Parents, Kids Should Start Conversation About Sex
Press Connects
A Comprehensive Conversation
The Virginian-Pilot
"Let’s Talk Month" – All About the Birds and the Bees
Public News Service
Parents Are Having the Sex Talk but Not Covering All Their Bases
Mommyish
Forget the Fantasy of Porn-Free Youth
Salon
October's Let's Talk Month
Hudson Valley Press
Parents and Educators Share Sex Ed Responsibility
Ithaca Journal
More Parents Than Ever Having “The Talk” with Their Kids
Public News Service
New "Let's Talk Month" Poll Reminds Us That Sex Ed Begins with Parents
RH Reality Check
Conversations Worth Having
GazetteXtra.com
Talking To Kids About Sex: Conversations Worth Having
Seattle Times
Parenting and Coming Out
Bay Windows
Más padres hablan de sexo con hijos
El Diario
I Told My 7-Year-Old About Condoms, And You Should Tell Your Kids
Babble.com
Why Parents Need to Talk With Their Kids About Sex
Huffington Post
Parents Talk to Kids About Sex, But Not Birth Control
Jezebel
New Poll Shows Latino Parents Still Hesitant to Have "THE Sex Talk" with Their Kids
Latina Lista
Let's Talk to Our Kids About Sex
Huffington Post
Opinión: Padres conversan con sus hijos sobre el sexo pero no se ocupan de los temas más difíciles
AOL Latino
Let’s Talk Birds and Bees
iAfrica
A los padres les cuesta hablar de sexo
AOL Noticias
"The Talk" with Kids Is Critically Important -- But Families Need Support from Others as Well
MinnPost
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