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Teen brains are still developing their prefrontal cortex in terms of decision making and risk calculation, so I understand your fears perfectly. But the solution is not to issue a blanket ban and never talk about it, because not only will it foster resentment in such a liberal country as the US, where teens can look about and see all kinds of ridiculous freedoms, but it may also have terrible consequences - your teen may go under the radar to do these things and in the absence of any parental advice, will take far greater risks.

Coming from a repressed home where such things were taboo, I can tell you that the best thing is to TALK. Talk about sex, about STDs, about pregnancy, about contraception, about being distracted from studies by emotional turmoil, about your family's culture and values. You have to be more persuasive than the siren calls of peer pressure and media portrayals of modern youth culture.

Teens love their parents and don't want to disappoint them. Repeat yourself ad auseam, like a broken record - it will stick! Make your family values important by explaining them but also offer your child a compromise. She can keep the boyfriend, under what circumstances? This is for you to decide with her. Your role is to guide.

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