PARENTS
Please browse this web site for important information about peer pressure, body image, unhealthy relationships, STDs and HIV, abstinence, safe sex and other critical issues in the lives of teens.
Refer to the left-hand column of this page for a complete list of
issues treated in this site.
Today’s teens are bombarded by media messages. Although we may think of the media as just a way to entertain ourselves, they have become far more than that for today’s young people. Media have become the most important storyteller about life today and the stories they’re telling may not be exactly the ones that you want your child to hear. They have also become one of the most important ways that young people communicate with one another (Facebook, MySpace, texting, etc.).
As parents, we can’t afford to leave the conversation to the media! As uncomfortable as it might be, you are the most important sex educator your child will ever have. Here are some tips and ideas for talking with your child about that very important subject: SEX!
And remember, you can use the media to jumpstart your own conversations with your child. It’s time that we helped our children become media literate and take a critical look at what the media are saying. Let’s encourage them to think about the ways that these media messages apply to the real world in which we are all living!
Please browse this web site for important information about peer pressure, body image, unhealthy relationships, STDs and HIV, abstinence, safe sex and other critical issues in the lives of teens.
Refer to the left-hand column of this page for a complete list of
issues treated in this site.
As parents, we can’t afford to leave the conversation to the media! As uncomfortable as it might be, you are the most important sex educator your child will ever have. Here are some tips and ideas for talking with your child about that very important subject: SEX!
And remember, you can use the media to jumpstart your own conversations with your child. It’s time that we helped our children become media literate and take a critical look at what the media are saying. Let’s encourage them to think about the ways that these media messages apply to the real world in which we are all living!