Dating, Sex and Relationships
From preteens to young adults, females of every age feel social pressure when it comes to dating, sex and relationships. Learn how to handle the pressure and feel comfortable with your choices.
Readers share their thoughts on how old a girl or woman should be before she has sex. Some give advice, some share their own stories, and other offer cautionary tales.
Facts on tween dating abuse and violence, and statistics on tweens and dating violence.
A July 2008 study of tween dating relationships and sexuality finds that tweens are more sexually active than parents realize.
Ten facts about teen dating violence and statistics on dating abuse in adolescent relationships.
Shakespeare's famous teenage couple are more than star-crossed lovers. They're lending their names to recent Romeo and Juliet laws - legislation enacted by states that attempts to legally define the difference between child molestation and sex between consenting teenagers.
An unflinching look at the rise in casual sex and hookups - and the decline in dating and serious relationships - from various perspectives including teens, young adults, psychologists, sociologists and educators.
A review of the WE tv series "High School Confidential," an 8 hour documentary that looks at what high school is really like from the perspective of 12 teenage girls from freshman through senior year.
Open, honest conversations about sex, pregnancy and contraception between parents and teens are effective.
Which works better at preventing sexually transmitted disease - a sex education program that promotes abstinence or one that shows students how to use a condom? One study suggests there's a big difference between the two.
