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The Sex Talk: Mom and Dad Are Giving It Too Late

Study finds 40% of teens have sex before having 'the talk'

By Jen Paton,  Newser User

Posted Dec 7, 2009 12:42 PM CST

(Newser) – We may be letting awkwardness get the best of us: More than 40% of teens have had sex before their parents talked to them about it, finds a new study. Parents and teens from 141 families were quizzed separately on 24 sex-related issues: Forty percent...   Read full story »

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