It is also a long, painful, lonely fall if they slip off. In this day and age with also have to deal with the issue of single parent families. If parents are uncomfortable talking to their same gender children about sex, imagine how hard it is to talk to the other gender. Of course a teen has a hard time believing an opposite sex parent can tell them much about sex, because they have never experienced the things the teen is going through. Parents should try to see the issue from the teens perspective.
Sex is a very difficult issue to discuss.
Times have changed and so must the family. Parents should help teens learn where to find information regarding sex, but don't stop there. Teens have to be prepared to go to their parents when they are ready to receive this type of information. If your parents are totally inflexible on the subject, try other avenues. Television, tends to show mothers of males children as overprotective women who blame the seductive female when they find out their son is sexually active.