The Big Talk
    Sexuality: The Big Talk

    We know that parents communicating with kids about sexuality can have powerful effects: on average it delays the age of first intercourse, increases the chance of contraception if they do have interco…

    Peers Shape Attitudes About Sex
    Peers Shape Attitudes About Sex

    When people think of peer pressure, they usually think of someone being pressured to go against their conscience to engage in unhealthy behavior. That does happen, but peer pressure is far stronger th…

    Teen holding a wrapped condom. AIDS risks are real for teens.
    AIDS Risk

    HIV is a time-bomb. Because the moment of infection is silent, and because the symptoms of AIDS often don't show up until many years later, we may be misled into thinking that HIV is not a major probl…