Risky Sexual Behavior

Parent Coaching: Helping parents with parenting challenges by offering alternative perspectives about family situations, creating strategies to prevent youth high-risk behavior, and developing family dynamics that achieve balanced parenting goals.

Prevention Planning: Use this section to plan your prevention activities and prevention discussions regarding this topic.

Sexually Transmitted Infection Quiz

Millions of new STIs occur in the U.S. each year, according to the CDC. Take this quiz to find out more about STIs, as well as how to protect yourself from them.

ACTIVITIES

• Be an Askable Parent

  Learn the tools and traits of an "askable" parent to increase the chances of your children approaching you to talk about sexual health issues.

LINKS

• American Academy of Pediatrics

  Learn about adolescent sexual health from the Academy of Pediatrics. 

• Explore Birth Control Methods

  Use the comprehensive information on Bedsider.org to teach youth about the variety of methods of birth control. Set your expectations regarding creating a healthy sexual identity.

• AMAZE Educational Video Series

  AMAZE harnesses the power of digital media to provide young adolescents around the globe with medically accurate, age-appropriate, affirming, and honest sex education they can access directly online

ORGANIZATIONS

• Center for Young Women's Health

  The Center for Young Women’s Health (CYWH) is a partnership between the Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine and the Division of Gynecology, at Boston Children’s Hospital.

• Center for Young Men's Health

  The Center for Young Men’s Health (CYWH) is a partnership between the Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital.

• Power to Decide

  We provide trusted, high-quality, accurate information—backed by research—on sexual health and contraceptive methods so young people can make informed decisions.

• National Coalition for Sexual Health

  The National Coalition for Sexual Health envisions a nation where people feel comfortable talking about sexual health and have access to the information and services needed to support positive and healthy choices, without facing stigma or discrimination.

• I Wanna Know

  iwannaknow.org offers information on sexual health for teens and young adults. 

READING & RESEARCH

• Sexual Risk Behaviors and Academic Achievement

  Data presented below from the 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) show a negative association between sexual risk behaviors and academic achievement after controlling for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade level.

• How to Talk to Your Teen About Sexual Relationships

  Talking to your teen or young adult about sexual relationships will give them helpful information, and also show them you are comfortable talking to them about this important topic

Student Engagement: Engaging students in the learning process to increase understanding and motivation to practice higher-level critical thinking skills about high-risk behavior.

Prevention Planning: Use this section to find information, activities, discussion and fact handouts, as well as access to research about this topic.

Sexually Transmitted Infection Quiz

Millions of new STIs occur in the U.S. each year, according to the CDC. Take this quiz to find out more about STIs, as well as how to protect yourself from them.

ORGANIZATIONS

• Center for Young Women's Health

  The Center for Young Women’s Health (CYWH) is a partnership between the Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine and the Division of Gynecology, at Boston Children’s Hospital.

• Center for Young Men's Health

  The Center for Young Men’s Health (CYWH) is a partnership between the Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital.

• Power to Decide

  We provide trusted, high-quality, accurate information—backed by research—on sexual health and contraceptive methods so young people can make informed decisions.

• National Coalition for Sexual Health

  The National Coalition for Sexual Health envisions a nation where people feel comfortable talking about sexual health and have access to the information and services needed to support positive and healthy choices, without facing stigma or discrimination.

• I Wanna Know

  iwannaknow.org offers information on sexual health for teens and young adults.