Introduction The social work profession presents an opportunity to contemplate, learn, touch, and transform society with social services. There have been increased incidences of young people engaging in risky activities that are detrimental to their health and well-being (Cobb-Clark, Ryan, & Sartbayeva, 2012). This can be attributed to parents not engaging their children in conversations that help them acquire positive attitudes about themselves. A core issue, apart from drug and substance abuse among other risky behaviors, is sexual activity. Various problems are associated with unsafe sex that includes teenage pregnancies, HIV, and sexually transmitted diseases (Golin et al. 2012). Ironically, adults want their children to be aware of issues, such as preventing the problems associated with unsafe sex, but they still see it as a challenge to communicate to them about sex (Nikken & de Graaf, 2013). Adequate communication about sex is vital for young people, and it helps them to develop the ability to have their values and enable them to make the right decisions. Hence, parents should embrace the communication of safe sex topics as an opportunity and not view it as a challenge. It is important to note that indeed there are parents who engage their teenage daughters and sons on the issue of safe sex. Parents engage their sons and daughters differently in problems relating to unsafe sex. They discuss the risks associated with having unsafe sex such as teenage pregnancies that make them parents at an early age before they even get ready for the same. Some of the adverse impacts associated with early pregnancies include dropping out of school, and this affects one’s career objectives and future economic status. The parents advise their children on the advantages of having safe sexual intercourse, especially in this era where the risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections is very high (Pippard & Bjorklund, 2003). They also discuss with the teenagers about the actions they should take in case they have had unsafe sex such as seeking medical attention to be screened for any sexually transmitted diseases ( Office of Adolescent Health , 2015). Various myths exist in support of unsafe sex such as increased pleasure, and the parents have to demystify the myths by persuading the teenagers on safe sex with arguments such as reduced health risks. In their study, Guilamo-Ramos et al. (2006) investigated how the different ethnic groups in the United States discussed sex and found out that Latino parents were less likely to engage in such discussions. This is contrary to parents from other ethnic groups, such as whites, who engage their children more than Latino parents in such vital dialogues. Notably, there is a need for uniformity among all parents where they all have discussions with their teenage children regardless of race or location. The issue of unsafe sex affects all the teenagers despite their race thus the failure by Latino parents to mention the issue of unsafe sex openly with their children has a long-term negative impact on the community. The current study aims to investigate parent-teenage communication factors that obstruct and facilitate fam