Task 10

Teens benefit by spending more time with parents

 

the main idea of the text is. Parents often assume that the time spent with their children is reduced in adolescence.

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"Talk to your children about what they did that day really gives you an idea of ​​the reality of everyday life for them," McHale said. "Instead of general information or processed, just as things have been happening and, in the words of the children themselves, and it is more difficult for them to make mistakes or forget."

While Flaum said she thinks it's true that the more time kids spend with their parents, the happier and more self-confident they'll become, she doesn't think most teenagers get much exposure to their parents these days. "With the growing influence of screen time and everyone more plugged in than ever, I fear there is less, not more, family-together time."

Marta Flaum, a psychologist in private practice in Chappaqua, N.Y., who specializes in children and adolescents, said that how these findings translate to the much more heterogeneous real world is a real question. "The sample [in the study] is so small and so unrepresentative of most families in the country today that I'm not sure how much we can generalize from it," she said. "I'd like to see that study replicated in urban and suburban areas."

Teens and Oral Sex: No big deal

 the main idea of the text is oral sex and / or vaginal sex

 The lack of education, stigma, fear and judgment continues to put our teens at risk and unfortunately as a result m

any of them will suffer dire consequences. How many of our teens have to parish for a lack of knowledge before we decided to provide them with the safer sex education and tools will help to reduce their risk? The teens are our future let’s take care of them now or they will not be able to take care of us later.

 In addition, many of the teen girls surveyed believed that although they had engaged in oral sex, giving and/or receiving, they were still a virgin because oral sex was not "real" sex. The teens also believed that if they engaged in oral sex instead of vaginal intercourse they would have less a chance of becoming pregnant, contracting Chlamydia or HIV, jeopardizing their relationship or reputation, getting into trouble, and feeling guilty about their behavior. 38% of female participants and 54% of male participants ages 15 - 19 "strongly agree" or "somewhat agree" that oral sex is not as big of a deal as sexual intercourse.

Although oral sex is less risky than anal and/or vaginal sex, oral sex still carries some risk. While oral sex eliminates the risk of pregnancy, and lowers the risk of HIV transmission, oral sex can transmit chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis and genital warts/HPV. It is important that teens understand the risks that they are imposing upon themselves by having oral sex. Using a barrier method of protection such as a condom or dental dam will help to reduce risk of transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Also not flossing and/or brushing teeth an hour before or after oral sex will help to reduce the risk.