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You may talk to your child about waiting to have sex, contraception, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the effects of having a child while they are still at school. There are many ways you can help:
- start to talk generally to your child about sex and relationships from an early age—naming body parts for example
- find out what sex and relationships education your child is getting in school
- provide your child with information and advice on the subjects not covered at school
- offer to go with your teenager to the doctor or sexual health clinic to discuss any issues about contraception
- make sure your teenager knows about STIs, and knows how to stay safe
- support your teenager as she deals with the emotions of a first intimate relationship
- try to accept that your teenager will probably not have the same values as you when it comes to sex, but that such differences are an inevitable part of your child growing up into a healthy adult
You can also direct them to the websites listed below; many of the sites have facilities so that no one else (ie little brothers and sisters) can see that anyone has visited the site.
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