Posts Tagged ‘love’
Teen Girls and Sex: Does Sex Equal Love?
Posted by: Sarah on: September 10, 2009
For teen girls there is an age old question: Does having sex mean love? Teen girls are searching for love, and many feel that having sex will lead to a “closer” relationship with their partner, and to “love”. I just wonder about the chicken, and egg logistics of this deal. Does it make sense to [...]
Teen Girls, Sex, and Building a Positive Image from Within
Posted by: Sarah on: September 2, 2009
We all have a view of ourselves that we carry inside. We feel a certain way about the way we look, the way our personality is, the way we relate to others etc. For teens this feeling is still in the development phase. For all of us it changes as we progress through life. Teen [...]
Teens, Sex, and Meeting Basic Needs
Posted by: Sarah on: August 28, 2009
- In: Parents of Teens | Teen Boys | Teen Girls | Teens | Teens and Sexuality
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When we human beings do anything, we are doing it to meet a need. There are a few needs that we all have: food, water, shelter, clothes…but there are a lot of other needs that are very strong as well. The need for power, control, love and belonging etc. are very close seconds to our [...]
Sex and Body Image: Teen Girls, Fighting the Image Within
Posted by: Sarah on: August 27, 2009
Teen girls (mostly) hate the way they look. This seems like a crazy statement to me. Sadly though, teen girls with negative body image issues seem to have reached epidemic proportions. It seems as though 9 out of 10 teen girls do not like their face, their body, and/or multiple features about themselves. They look [...]
Teen Girls, Sex, and Dating: Playing Hard to Get Might Not Be Outdated After All
Posted by: Sarah on: August 20, 2009
I get a lot of questions from teen girls about dating, and why the guy that was so into them yesterday runs today . I also get a lot of questions from the parents of teen girls who are concerned about the hours they spend on the phone, the computer, and the cell phone talking [...]
Teen Girls and Dating Mania
Posted by: Sarah on: June 9, 2009
I received a question from a parent about teen girls and dating. The parent wanted to know if her daughter should “take a break” from dating in order to focus on school etc. She said that her teen daughter was constantly switching from one boyfriend to the next at break neck speed. I had to [...]
Teens, Sex, and Texting
Posted by: Sarah on: May 19, 2009
It seems that texting is here to stay. I have decided that if you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em is the only way to go when it comes to texting. I tried to resist! Parents were always asking me if I thought it was OK for their teen to be texting. I finally decided I [...]
Teens, Dating, and Sex
Posted by: Sarah on: May 5, 2009
As parents you have a unique opportunity to help your teens figure out the dating world. Talking about “sex” is only a tiny piece of the growing, and development puzzle for your teens. The emotional positives, and negatives of dating far outweigh the rest. Both teen boys and girls can benefit from thinking through what [...]
Teens and Sex: Communication 101 for Parents
Posted by: Sarah on: April 29, 2009
- In: Parents | Parents of Teens | Teens
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Many teens tell me that their parents dictate to them what to do without really hearing them. This often leads to a breakdown in communication, and both parent, and teen feeling frustrated. There must be a better way! It is so hard when you want to protect your child from every possible danger to let [...]
Just a Teenager In Love: Part 1
Posted by: Sarah on: January 12, 2009
Parents often fear the day when their teen will start dating. This may be because people fear that teens will get to “wrapped up” to the exclusion of other activities such as academics. It also creates fear for the obvious reason: it could lead to sexual activity. These fears are valid and yet teens will [...]
