The rapid spread of sexual-related issues such as teenage pregnancy and sexual-transmitted diseases have increased the urgency of implementing preventive methods such as sex education. It is important not to delay providing information to young people. Although one must consider the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of young people, effective sex education must start before teenagers have developed established patterns of behavior. The problem arises: How to talk about sex issues to teenagers?
Scenario:
The school psychologist prepares a two-day sex-education seminar for high school students.
Audience:
Teenager students between the ages of 15-17.
Expertise and points of view:
Teenagers usually acquire basic knowledge about sex-related issues from informal conversations with parents and friends, as well as from the media. Also, normally schools include in their curriculums a small discussion about sex education as part of a general course, such as a......
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