Advice for parents of a teenager Advice for parents of a teenager The teenage years can be both the best of times and the worst of times. Often, who a person will become is determined by the actions they take in their teen years. One mistake can follow a person around for the rest of their life. Parents have the responsibility of molding their children into responsible citizens. There are three areas that all parents should take a special interest in when talking to your teens, those things are sex, drugs and education.
Most teens are sexually active before they graduate high school.
The fact is, you can't always stop your teens from having sex, most of them will do it anyway. What you can do to protect your teen is to educate them about sex, pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, AIDS, and contraceptives. The statistics on teenage pregnancy are alarming. Studies have shown that teenage pregnancies rates are lower in countries where contraceptives and sex education are available for teens. If you openly ask them, they may open up and tell you that they do want access to some form of birth control.