Characteristics of
Parents of Sexually Healthy Adolescents
Parents of sexually healthy adolescents:
- Demonstrate value, respect,
acceptance, and trust in their adolescent children.
- Model sexually healthy attitudes
in their own relationships.
- Maintain a non-punitive stance
toward sexuality.
- Are knowledge about sexuality.
- Discuss sexuality with their
children.
- Provide information on sexuality
to their children.
- Seek appropriate guidance
and information as needed.
- Try to understand their son's
or daughter's point of view.
- Help their daughter or son
gain an understanding of their values.
- Set and maintain limits for
dating and other activities outside of school.
- Stay actively involved in
their son's or daughter's life.
- Ask questions about friends
and romantic partners.
- Provide a supportive and
safe environment for their children.
- Offer to assist adolescents
in accessing health care services.
- Help their daughter or son plan for their future.
From Facing Facts: Sexual Health for America's Adolescents,
SIECUS, New York, NY, 1995.
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