Sex & Teens: Safeguarding teen sexual health
Originally posted 2021-09-29 04:25:19.
There are very few parents who may perhaps like the idea of their teens having sex. Researches conducted have clearly shown the fact that teens as they reach high school become sexually active, thus putting themselves at potential risk of contracting STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and getting pregnant. When teens are concerned about sex, it becomes necessary to discuss about the significance of contraception prior to the starting of sexual activities.
There is a genuine need to discuss about having safe and protected sex with your teen, although she/he has identified herself/himself as a gay. Probably he/she could be involved in some heterosexual activities and thus may risk contracting STIs, irrespective of the partner engaged with in sexual activity.
Promoting abstinence
When taking into consideration the topic associated with teenage sex, discussing about abstinence can be done at any point of time and it is never too late to do so. Irrespective of your desire to have your teen postpone his/her sexual activities until attaining maturity or feel sex is best had after marriage, there is a need to be very open about your feelings with your teen. It is only by sharing your concerns about your beliefs that you can make your teen aware about eh risks, allow him/her to better understand as well as evaluate and adopt your precious values.
It will also be important to know your teen’s hopes and values for the future, as well as consider how sex may affect them. Do explain the given below:
- Sex & teen can be a dangerous combination.
- Several non-sexual ways are present by which feelings can be shown for someone.
- It is only abstaining from sex, be it anal, vaginal or oral that it is possible to avoid teen STIs like HIV, herpes, HPV (human papillomavirus), gonorrhea, Chlamydia, etc. and risk of pregnancy.
Set the stage to have satisfying sex
It is quite natural for you to have varying feelings concerning your partner with regards to sexual response including the setting where sex occurs. There is a need to initiate sex only when both you as well as your partner feel relaxed, thus boosting satisfying sex. You can explore different ways to get physically intimate, like warm soaks in bath tub or massage.
You can also share with one another different sexual activities which interests you the most. It is only open communication that can effectively help you to derive greater sexual satisfaction.
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