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If they are participating at that age, then their parents aren't doing their job.

[nominak]

Lo Tec, on 22 August 2012 - 00:57, said:

If they are participating at that age, then their parents aren't doing their job.

Parents rarely do their job when it comes to raising adolescents. Most teens don't want to talk to their parents about sex, and the parents dont want to talk to their kids about it. They'll figure it out on their own. Might as well be safe about it.

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nominak, on 22 August 2012 - 01:01, said:

Parents rarely do their job when it comes to raising adolescents. Most teens don't want to talk to their parents about sex, and the parents dont want to talk to their kids about it. They'll figure it out on their own. Might as well be safe about it.

All of our kids always talked to us. From our oldest down to our youngest. I was floored when my my oldest who is now 28, when she was 16 came to me asking questions about sex. But I explained to her the pros and cons. Told her it was her choice to make. I never once told her that it was wrong or right. But she made her decision and didn't have sex until she was 18.

I'm hoping when the time comes, my youngest comes to me or my wife and not her friends. We will tell her the same as we told the others.

[Ryoken]

Then you're better than most parents.. cause most would avoid the questions like the plague, or respond with either some slogan from a PSA in the 50's, or religious nonsense that is supposed to just make them feel bad about it, but really just leaves the child/teen ill-informed and ignorent of the risks.