Let’s talk about... Sex & Relationships.

It is important to have open and honest discussions with your children – it's not easy but if not now, when?

Sex Education for Teens…
Teaching your children sex education – how many of you are doing this with total honesty…
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When is the right time to talk to our children about sex?
Here is what Mrs Carol McNaughton Ho has to say on the subject of sex education and Teen Pregnancy in the UK…
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Teen Views on Teen Pregnancy
When I first heard about Alfie Patten fathering little Maisie at 13 with a 15 year old girl, I couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about…
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Morning–after pill by text message – Guest Post Clare Hanbury
Schoolgirls will be able to request the morning-after pill by text message to their school nurse as part of a scheme being introduced this year. Six schools in Oxfordshire are to take part in the project after a rise in the number of teenage pregnancies in the county…
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Dad at 13 - Teen Pregnancy in the UK
Be warned, this is a rant and rave post! I have been asked so much recently about my thoughts on the 13–year–old dad and the sensational headlines that hit the newspapers recently. I have taken a while to respond, as I wanted my response to be measured and well thought out…
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Parenting Teens – Sexting – Teen Views
I have pasted below a video which I thinks gives a good overview of what sexting is (sorry a US one is all I could find) also you can read Parenting Teenagers – what is sexting? and in this post I will share some teen views on this matter…
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Parenting Teenagers – what is sexting?
There has been a lot written about the new phenomenon known as sexting recently and for parents, these media moral panics can be scary and confusing…
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The sex timebomb: A generation of girls facing infertility due to sexually transmitted diseases
Timebomb: Britain has the worst sexual health in Europe – and it is teenagers who have the worst sexual health of all…
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How to have “those” conversations with your teenagers
Having those difficult conversations with our teenager can put any parent into dread. Relationships/sex/peer pressure – they all carry a certain cringe factor…
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