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Three important tools that will help you get through to your teen when discussing sexuality.

Try these activities for strengthening communication between kids and adults.

Talking with your teenager about the dangers of drug use can be done from either an abstinence-only or harm reduction perspective.

Teenagers often become sexually involved before they are ready for the consequences. Learn how to communicate with teens to positively impact their sexual choices.

Having good communication with teens can be a challenge. How do we get them to talk? What can we do to get them to open up? Here are some tips to help.

As a general rule, teens are ready to learn about and explore their own sexuality long before their parents are ready to mix together the notions of their teens and sex.

Use these sentence stems to get the conversation moving.

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy recommends that parents watch "The Secret Life" television show as one way to talk to teens about sex.

It's essential that parents take the time to form an open line of communication with their children regarding teen drug abuse.

There are effective ways in which parents can discuss sex with their teenagers.

The sandwich method of talking to teens is a simple tool that only takes a few minutes to use. Parents, take time to think and layer language before you speak.

The New Year often brings a resurgence of emotional gusto that drives change. Use this energy to instill a sense of responsibility in your middle schooler. Learn how.

Sexting is sending sexually explicit text and pictures via one's cellphone. Teens may think it's just harmless fun; the dangers may be more severe than they realize.

An informed "tattoo talk" can be surprising and enlightening for both parents and teenagers.

Talking about sex with your teen can be challenging - here are some resources that can help.

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among teens, so tips for prevention is a tool all parents should be aware of.

Text messaging and your teenager: how it can help parents keep the lines of communication open with their teens.

Are you the parent of a teen? Here are some ideas for surviving the drama of the often challenging task of raising teenagers.

It is not easy to persuade teens to open up and talk about their lives - especially to their parents - but the results are well worth the effort.

Effective two way communication is critical to the success of parent and child relationships.

Teens who feel ready for sex, and the parents raising them, can find some convincing arguments in Pastor Craig Groeschel's book about sex, marriage, and Christianity.

Staying together as a family takes a new set of communication skills, particularly during the teen years. Envisioning your family's plan is the first step.

How much "Hanging Out" is too much? According to Daniel Moore,writing in the Gotham Gazette ("Police Limit "Hanging Out" - October 2007)curfews and restrictions loom.....

Adolescents and parents grow frustrated by middle school peer relationships. Use these four strategies for talking with your middle schooler. Learn more about adolescence

Our response to kids in crisis can determine whether they will continue to talk with us. Here are four common responses that tend to get in the way of good communication.

Although celebrity teen pregnancy stories like Jamie Lynn Spears and movies like Juno are in the news, teen pregnancy rates really aren't relatively high in the U.S.

There's one absolutely fool-proof method for avoiding teen pregnancy: abstinence. Here are some of the issues at hand when teaching teens about refraining from sex.

Communicating effectively with kids is tough. Here are communication techniques to explore feelings, identify problems and move kids to problem solving.

Help teens protect themselves from abusive partners by learning how to develop strong, respectful relationships.

Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old star of Zoey 101, announced that she is expecting a baby. What's going on with today's young stars?

Knowledge of the law is important because many parents don't understand how to involve themselves in their children's lives to find out about their friends.

Using good listening skills helps kids feel heard and encourages them to share their experience.

This educational DVD entitled "Too Young" shares real life statistics, challenges and impacts of teen pregnancy through the voices of teen parents.

Learn a variety of strategies you can use right away to help kids stay tobacco free

Learn how to use modeling, reflective listening, scaling techniques and "I messages" to help teens accurately label the type and intensity of their feelings.

'Florida Today' recently published an article highlighting a school ban on Goth fashion statements. Why? Are teen cults headed in an unhealthy supernatural direction?

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's website states that one million teenage girls become pregnant in the United States every year.

Punishment for teens is out. Making restitution is in. Teenagers learn to be more responsible when teen discipline focuses on true accountability.