*by a kid.

Stupid iPad.

*that dumb.

Anonymous wrote:Birth control, a discussion of disease and barrier protection, and then leave her alone. It is her body, never mind your ridiculous hangups.

And your grand kids to raise. The above must have been written byb a kid. I can't imagine a parent being the dumb.

I agree with the birth control discussion.
And would people please stop pretending that teens haven't been having sex forever. This is nothing new!

A minor child living at home--enough said.

Birth control, a discussion of disease and barrier protection, and then leave her alone. It is her body, never mind your ridiculous hangups.

...and being embarrassed is a bad thing. Sometimes a little embarrassment can be a strong motivator for change.

Oh how embarrassing to have mom and dad drag you to a stranger to discuss why you are such a whore. I think I would prefer a private heart to heart session.

Thanks PPs - its not risen to the level of sex yet AFAIK. I don't want to get too specific but its a younger teen, who has good grades, athletics, stable home. The interest right now is getting together with people where there is no relationship. If it were a relationship issue, I feel like I would still be disappointed but at least I could better understand the dilemma. This I don't understand. Hopefully counseling will assist. I saw there is a book on Amazon called Loose that studies this a bit. Any other book recs or ways to deal with appreciate.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this might depend on the details. If you are dealing with a 17 year old having sex with a long term gf or bf or are you talking about a 15 year old having casual sex with more than one partner?
I think the first is just normal teen behavior and the 2nd is more of an actual problem...
Good luck either way!

OP said "promiscuous" not "sexually active."

Promiscuous means many partners.

So, it doesn't depend on the details.

I don't think it's that simple, PP. I know some very religious people who would label an unmarried sexually active person as promiscuous regardless of age and number of partners. So, asking for clarification when the post is anonymous is quite reasonable.

Anonymous wrote:I think this might depend on the details. If you are dealing with a 17 year old having sex with a long term gf or bf or are you talking about a 15 year old having casual sex with more than one partner?
I think the first is just normal teen behavior and the 2nd is more of an actual problem...
Good luck either way!

OP said "promiscuous" not "sexually active."

Promiscuous means many partners.

So, it doesn't depend on the details.

I think this is really sad when teens have sex is deemed normal behavior.

I think this might depend on the details. If you are dealing with a 17 year old having sex with a long term gf or bf or are you talking about a 15 year old having casual sex with more than one partner?
I think the first is just normal teen behavior and the 2nd is more of an actual problem...
Good luck either way!

Hi. I feel for you! I don't know the answer, but you are not alone. I have a few friends that are dealing with this issue also. All the teens have pretty good grades and play sports and, to my knowledge, have a decent social life. The t.v. shows DO give unrealistic examples of intimacy and this might contribute to the issue. It's a crappy situation, but I didn't want you to feel like you were the only one dealing with this.

Anybody dealt with this? Will obviously tackle with counseling, but wondering if others have suggestions or ideas? Frustrated because a lot of the risk factors for this would appear to be non-existent or mitigated through things we already do, and yet it is appearing as a recent major issue. Wondering if its just that our society's culture is so messed up kids really perceive casual hook ups to be the new norm. Any tips or thoughts appreciated.