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Teen STD Rates Higher Now Than Before Education Push

Gothamist | Marcasm | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Stds, Teen Stds, Teen Stds Still High, Teen Girls Stds, Teen Sex, New York, New York City, Teenagers, New York News

In 2005, the city started an education and testing program to help STD-infected high school students, but kids today just can't seem to get enough of ...

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TV: Sex, Guns, and Frito-Lays

Michelle Howard | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Sex, Violence, Drugs, Teen Sex, Tv, Obesity, Childhood Obesity, TV Advertising, Teenagers, Teenage Tv Consumption, Television, Unhealthy Lifestyle, Kids and Guns, Guns, Living News
Michelle Howard

I’m not going to tell you to kill your television. I’m a pacifist. But how about a little habit changing? Just push that little button on your remote that says “off.”

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Teaching to the Choir on Marriage

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Marriage, Birth Control, Christian Right, Teen Sex, Evangelical Christians, Sex Education, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

Opposing sex is such a losing battle that some advocates are proposing, if not an actual retreat, at least an advance in a new direction.

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Sexting, Texting, and Other Back-to-School Tips

eSarcasm | Posted 09.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Iphone, Sexting, Vanessa Hudgens, Humor, Satire, Teens, Teen Sex, Facebook, School, Humor and Satire, Teenagers, Texting, Comedy News
eSarcasm

If you send a pic of your ta-tas to your boy-toy, you could just as well send it to the entire world. Flash your friends in-person instead; it's far less risky, and no one's going to be able to upload it to the Internet later.

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Teen Sex Headline Abuse

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Boston, Children, Health, Chicago, San Antonio, Science, Teen Sex, Media, Sexuality, Adolescents and Sex, Media News
Philip N. Cohen

Early sexual activity is risky for adolescents. But, despite what you might have read in today's headlines, sex at age 12 is not the norm for poor children.

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When "Abstinence" Is Overrated

Tracy Jarrett | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence, Teen Sex Eduation, Teen Sex, Politics News
Tracy Jarrett

Statistics are screaming that telling youth to simply not have sex is neither constructive nor realistic.

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Miley Cyrus Meet Marcia Brady

Amy Siskind | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Teenage Pregnancy, Miley Cyrus, Elle, Amy Siskind, Teen Sex, Disney, Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair, Nickelodeon, Miley Cyrus Hannah Montana, Sexuality, Jamie Lynn Spears, Jamie Lynn Spears Pregnant, Britney Spears, Elle Magazine, Vanity Fair, Parenting, Annie Leibovitz, Media News
Amy Siskind

I've already had too many conversations with my daughter before the appropriate age. How many times will the actions of our teenage TV stars prompt discussions on topics well before their time?

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God and Abstinence

Reproductive Justice | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Teen Sex Education, Stds, Sexual Health, Abstinence Only, Sti, Abstinence Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Teen Sex, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Reproductive Justice

At the Mississippi Department of Human Services' summit, "Abstinence Works: Let's Talk About It," we didn't talk about abstinence, but we sure did chant, cheer, dance, pray and sing about it.

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How the Candie's Foundation and Bristol Palin Created a National Dialogue on Teen Pregnancy

Neil Cole | Posted 06.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Teen Pregnancy Rate, Teen Pregnancy, Teen Sex Education, Teen Sex, The Candie's Foundation, Bristol Palin, Living News
Neil Cole

Whether we, as Americans can agree on safe sex vs. abstinence is not the issue here; the issue is educating teens about pregnancy prevention.

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Oprah's Show on Teen Sexuality: My Thoughts

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Teen Sex, Relationships, Mothers, Fathers, Parents, Living News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

We are not our children's friends. We are their parents. While it's wonderful to be popular with our kids, even that popularity must be experienced within the overall framework of parental authority.

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Rutting Teens...It Must be Spring

Jane Minogue | Posted 05.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Adolescents, Teen Sex, Medieval, Sex, Privacy, Teenagers, Style News
Jane Minogue

They were doing it in the spring sunshine yesterday afternoon. A young boy and girl were doing it on a chaise down by the pool area that we share with about 30 other homes.

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Leave Them Kids Alone!

Alan Miller | Posted 04.11.2009 | Style

Read More: Childrens Health, Children, Sex Education, Sex, Texting, Teenagers, Sexting, Adolescent-Sex, Teenage-Sex, Adolescents, Parenting, Teen Texting, Teen-Sex, Adolescence, Overbearing Parents, Dirty Texting, Technology, Style News
Alan Miller

Our inability as a society to be clear about morality and sex these days, with adults increasingly seemingly incapable of holding the line about what is right and wrong in an age dominated by relativism means that often kids do not get clear enough boundaries.

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Condom Credit Cards To Be Given To British Teens

BBC | Posted 03.30.2009 | World

Read More: Stds, Teen Sex Education, Teen Stds, Sex Awareness, England, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Teen Sex, Europe, Condoms, Condom Credit Cards, Sex Education, Sex, World News

Teenagers in a Berkshire town will soon get access to a card which they can use to get free condoms if they go for regular sex advice sessions. The C...

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The Cure on Black AIDS Day

Johnathon Briggs | Posted 03.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: HIV/AIDS, HIV Vaccine, Public Awareness Campaign, Ory Month, Hiv Infections, Minority Health, Gay Men, Kaiser Family Foundation, Black AIDS Day, Social Marketing Campaign, Black Hist, With Me Comes a Cure, HIV Prevention, Teen Sex, Microbicides, Chicago News
Johnathon Briggs

The statistics hit like a blow to the gut. Nearly half of all new HIV cases in the U.S. are among African Americans, even though we represent just 12 percent of the population.

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Why Are American Women Having More Children?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Marriage, Women, Fertility, Single Mothers, Feminism, Family, Teenage Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy Rate, Americans, Children, Kids, Health, Giving Birth, Birth Rates, Teen Sex, Living News
Philip N. Cohen

Even if the declining employment rates for women don't reflect general support for "opting out," the cultural elevation of women who choose to stay home with their kids is palpable.

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Study: 'Virginity Pledges' Are Ineffective

msn.com | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Abstinence, Virginity, Teen Sex, Virginity Pledges, Sex Education, Promise Rings, Living News

According to a study released earlier today, teenagers who have taken a "virginity pledge" are still just as likely to engage in premarital sex than t...

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The Young and The Unprotected

Crystal Smith | Posted 12.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Teen Sex, Sex, Communication, Family Planning, Talking Points, Pregnant, Unprotected Sex, Teen Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Condoms, Sexually Active Teens, Living News
Crystal Smith

Some young teens believe having a baby will allow them to love someone the way they weren't. That baby is like a security blanket to them. So, what do we do?

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Is Gossip Girl What Teens Really Want?

Tina Wells | Posted 08.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Underage Drinking, Teens, Gossip Girl Ratings, Teen Sex, Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl Ads, Parent Groups, I Hate Gossip Girl, Censorship, Blake Lively, Entertainment News
Tina Wells

Gossip Girl bears next to no resemblance to the real lives of teens, even from that narrow, privileged demographic. I get the concept of escapism, but, honestly, what are today's teens escaping from?

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J.C. Penney's Sex Ad "Disappointing," Fake (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business

Read More: J.C. Penney Controversial Ad Video, J.C. Penney Today's the Day to Get Away With It, J.C. Penney Suggestive Ad, Sex, J.C. Penney, Teen Sex, J.C. Penney Ad, J.C. Penney Risque Ad, Saatchi and Saatchi, J.C. Penney Fake Ad, Business News

UPDATE: Gawker reports that the J.C. Penney teen sex video was indeed a fake: Because the spot is so well made, and because someone had to enter it i...

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Teen Oral Sex And 'Technical Virginity' Myth Debunked

ABC News | Will Dunham | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Teen Sex, Technical Virginity, Living News

A survey examining sexual practices of U.S. teens has undercut the notion that many engage in oral sex rather than intercourse to stay "technically" v...

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Let's Give Our Kids All The Information They Need To Make Safe, Healthy Choices

Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence Only, Teen Pregnancy, Abstinence Education, Teen, Teen Sex, Sex Education, Teenagers, Politics News
Rep. Lois Capps

Over the past decade we have spent over 1.3 billion in Federal dollars on abstinence-only education, event though these programs are ineffective and often contain false information.

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For Sale: Teenage Virgin

Telegraph | Sue Ryan | Posted 04.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Teen Hookers, Prostitution, Teenager for Sale, Teen Prostitutes, Sex, Sex Trade, Underage Sex, Teen Sex, Underage Prostitution, Teen Sex Trade, Living News

Thirty miles west of the Taj Mahal, on the road to the pink city of Jaipur, tourists on buses pass a sight that the guide books rarely mention. A mil...

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