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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it true that “most” 17 year olds are having sex? So interesting - I had a few boyfriends in HS but just really wasn’t ready until college (freshman year). No judgment - I would be fine with my kids being sexually active at 17 but I guess I didn’t realize that the *majority* of HS junior and seniors are sexually active.[/quote]

They aren’t. The most recent CDC study shows only 30% of teens 13-17 had sex: https://nccd.cdc.gov/Youthonline/App/Results.aspx?TT=A&OUT=0&SID=HS&QID=QQ&LID=XX&YID=2021&LID2=&YID2=&COL=S&ROW1=N&ROW2=N&HT=QQ&LCT=LL&FS=S1&FR=R1&FG=G1&FA=A1&FI=I1&FP=P1&FSL=S1&FRL=R1&FGL=G1&FAL=A1&FIL=I1&FPL=P1&PV=&TST=False&C1=&C2=&QP=G&DP=1&VA=CI&CS=Y&SYID=&EYID=&SC=DEFAULT&SO=ASC

As a parent I’m much more concerned about the use of contraception than the intercourse stats here.

(FWIW, I didn’t have sex until I was 20)[/quote]

Yep. 70% are not having it so OP’s daughter is in a clear minority. [/quote]

70% of teens 13-17 aren’t having sex. But if you looked at just 17 year olds, I guarantee the sexually active percentage is much higher than 30%. MUCH HIGHER Big difference between an 8th grader and a 12th grader. [/quote]

Disagree.  I know so many 17 year olds who are not having sex.  It's frankly odd.  Kids aren't even socializing much with the opposite sex these days, let alone having sex. Almost no one is dating in the traditional sense.  It's all social media. 
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And we wonder why teen mental health issues and suicide are at an all time high?

I rather my kid be social, have friendships, develop relationships, and have safe sex than sit at home staring at social media and porn on the screen for hours on end.

We also didn’t have nudes, videos, mutual FaceTime masturbation groups, sex chat rooms, etc…. All of which are unhealthy and disturbing. 
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