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Should we be giving our teens condoms?

I don’t think there is a parent on the planet who wouldn’t cringe at the thought of their 12 year old having sex. And so when our education department proposes to hand out condoms to kids aged 12 and up, without any parental consent needed, we may feel a little uneasy. It is understandable that many parents oppose this idea, regardless of the thought processes behind it.

Rape is rape. Abuse is abuse. Don’t confuse kids with candy-coating.

by Clive Simpkins | sex, violence | 3 comments

A mixed bag of tips intended to help kids avoid attack, abuse or getting lost.

This is not intended as an exhaustive list. But rather as some trigger points to stimulate a change in possibly well-intended, but overly-cautious or conservative care-giver thinking