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.
How Old Should You Be Before You Have Sex?
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.
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 & Violence - Statistics on Tweens & Dating Violence
Facts on tween dating abuse and violence, and statistics on tweens and dating violence.
Facts on tween dating abuse and violence, and statistics on tweens and dating violence.
Tween Dating Relationships & Sexuality - Tweens and Sexual Activity
A July 2008 study of tween dating relationships and sexuality finds that tweens are more sexually active than parents realize.
A July 2008 study of tween dating relationships and sexuality finds that tweens are more sexually active than parents realize.
10 Facts About Teen Dating Violence - Teen Dating Abuse Statistics
Ten facts about teen dating violence and statistics on dating abuse in adolescent relationships.
Ten facts about teen dating violence and statistics on dating abuse in adolescent relationships.
Romeo and Juliet Laws - What They Mean For Teens
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.
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.
Friends With Benefits & Hooking Up - Why Teens Do It
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.
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.
WE tv Series "High School Confidential" - Inside the Lives of 12 Teena
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.
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.
Parents Influence Sexual Decisions
Open, honest conversations about sex, pregnancy and contraception between parents and teens are effective.
Open, honest conversations about sex, pregnancy and contraception between parents and teens are effective.
Sex Education - Skills Based vs. Abstinence Based
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.
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.