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The Range of Teenage Sexual Behavior More Information on Teen Sexual Behavior Teen Sexual Behavior: Issues and Concerns Teen Girls in a Culture of Seduction - Teen Dating Violence
It's important for parents to understand what is "normal" sexual behavior in children and teenagers, and which behaviors might signal that a child is a victim of sexual abuse, or acting in a sexually aggressive manner towards others.
NORMAL RANGE
YELLOW FLAGS
Although many of these are not necessarily outside the range of behavior exhibited in teen peer groups, some evaluation and response is desirable in order to support healthy and responsible attitudes and behavior.
RED FLAGS
STOP
Illegal behaviors defined by law
NOTE: Bestial porn is illegal under current federal obscenity codes. Bestiality is specifically illegal in 30 states. Animal abuse/cruelty laws have been and can be used in all states. In other words, there are NO states where bestiality is legal.
Information provided by Missouri Division of Family Services.
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More Information
Adolescent Sexual Behavior and the Law (pdf) ~ Statutory rape laws have
been enacted to protect minors from sexual abuse from either adults or
peers. The intent of the laws when they were passed was to protect minors
from coercive and involuntary sexual activity. Today, more and more young
people are finding themselves facing sexual assault charges, whether or not
either partner feels victimized. States have responded to these cases in a
variety of ways.
Adolescents with High-Risk Sexual Attitudes Attract Peers with Similar
Attitude ~ High-risk sexual behavior in adolescents appears to be
influenced by the sexual attitudes of peers, and
young people select friends
whose attitudes about sex are consistent with their own attitudes.
Adolescent Sexual Behavior ~ A guide to current trends in adolescent
sexual behavior.
Animal Sex Abuse Fact Sheet (pdf) ~ Animal sexual abuse, like rape, is
the eroticization of violence, control and exploitation.
Bestiality aka Zoophilia ~ bestiality is sexual assault of an animal and
is always a crime.
Boys who see porn more likely to harass girls ~ Porn shapes sexual
knowledge, sexual preferences, and sexual behavior.
Do Parents' Rights End at the Schoolhouse Gate? ~ Do parents have a
right to control the upbringing of their children, especially when it comes
to what their children should be exposed to in terms of sexual practices and
intimate relationships?
From Father to Son - J.R.R. Tolkien on Sex
~ Tolkien
dearly loved his children, and he left a literary legacy in
the form of letters. Many of these letters were
written to his sons, and these letters represent, not only a
hallmark of literary quality, but a treasure of Christian
teaching on matters of manhood, marriage, and sex.
How teenage access to pornography is killing intimacy in sex
~ Teenagers have such easy access to hardcore porn that a
skewed view of sex is becoming the norm in society and the
idea of intimacy is dying.
The
Lost Children of Rockdale County ~ A syphilis outbreak in an affluent
community uncovers the hidden lives of troubled teens.
My
Child is Gay! Now What Do I Do? ~
Bewildered? Confused? Angry? Feeling guilty? Worried?
You're not alone. As the gay community comes out
of the closet, parents by the hundreds of thousands are
discovering that they are the parents of gay youth.
This can be a crisis or an
opportunity, it's all up to you.
Paraphilias
~ Paraphilias are sometimes
referred to as sexual deviations or perversions and include fantasies,
behaviors, or sexual urges focusing on unusual objects, activities, or
situations.
Sexually active girls' lament: Why didn't I wait?
~ Many
researchers who study adolescent depression speculate that
something about dating is toxic to girls' health. When
teen girls have sex, it's because there's a relationship, or
so they think. And teen boys with surging hormones
will say nothing to dissuade them. Consequently, girls
become more emotionally invested than their partners.
When the relationship ends, girls generally have a harder
time healing. Sex just deepens the wound.
Should Sexually Active Minors Have a Right to Privacy?
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If one views sexual activity among
minors as relatively harmless or trivial, then the issue is
easy -- do not report teenage sex. But if one honestly views teenage sex as
harmful for the teen involved (e.g., sexual abuse), then the
issue becomes much more difficult.
Teenage
'daisy chain' sex alert ~
Daisy-chaining is groups of older teens going to one
another's homes and having sex with a group of partners.
Towards Reclaiming the Symbol of the Family of God: Identity
and Sexuality
~ This article examines the question, "Can I belong in a
community and have my identity and sexuality supported and
upheld?"
Why Boys are Turning into Girls ~ A picture is emerging of
ubiquitous chemical contamination driving down sperm counts and
feminizing male children all over the developed world. And
anti-pollution measures and regulations are falling far short of
getting to grips with it.
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