ERIC Number: EJ866788
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 5
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Working with Parents to Promote Healthy Adolescent Sexual Development
Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent; Bouris, Alida
Prevention Researcher, v16 n4 p7-11 2009
Although parents play a vital role in fostering healthy sexuality-related attitudes and behaviors among adolescents, many parents struggle with how to address sexuality-related topics with their adolescent child. This article provides practitioners with evidence-based frameworks and guidelines on how to work with parents in order to improve their efforts to help their adolescent child avoid the potential negative consequences associated with adolescent sexual behavior. (Contains 1 table and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Sex Education, Adolescents, Sexuality, Adolescent Development, Parent Participation, Guides, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Parents as Teachers, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Web Sites, Developmental Stages, Context Effect, Barriers, Child Rearing, Parent Attitudes, Parent Responsibility, Moral Values
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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