Beyond the Big Talk

(Newmarket Press) Consumer text guides the parents through the difficult adolescent years. Covers subjects such as dating, drugs, parties, abstinence, and much more. Softcover, hardcover not yet available.

Acknowledgments

ix

Foreword

xiii

Alyssa Haffner

The Basics

1

(44)

Sexually Healthy Families

6

(3)

``Good Kids''

9

(6)

Adult Amnesia

15

(4)

Communication Tips

19

(23)

Tips for Parents

42

(3)

Adolescence: An Introduction

45

(28)

The Five I's of Adolescent Development

49

(8)

Early Adolescence

57

(8)

Middle Adolescence

65

(4)

Late Adolescence

69

(4)

The Middle School Years

73

(32)

Starting Middle School

73

(3)

How Much Pressure is Peer Pressure

76

(6)

Going Together

82

(1)

Sex and the Middle School Teen

83

(4)

Boy-Girl Parties and School Dances

87

(3)

Unsupervised Time

90

(3)

``How Come He's in the Bathroom Again?

93

(3)

Erotica and the Middle School Child

96

(2)

It's Time to Leave the Baby Doctor's Office

98

(2)

Special Issue

``How Old Were You When You First Had Sex, Mom?''

100

(5)

Starting High School: Ninth and Tenth Grades

105

(40)

Starting High School

105

(2)

Sexual Behavior: What to Expect

107

(3)

Helping Your Teen Set Sexual Limits

110

(6)

Parties

116

(3)

Alcohol and Drugs

119

(3)

Date Rape Drugs

122

(3)

The Media

125

(4)

The Internet

129

(4)

Dealing With Sexual Harassment in Schools

133

(4)

Special Issue

Preventing Eating Disorders

137

(8)

Late High School: Eleventh and Twelfth Grades

145

(50)

Staying Connected

145

(2)

First Love

147

(6)

Sexual Behavior: What to Expect

153

(7)

Talking about Contraception and STD Prevention

160

(6)

Other Methods of Birth Control

166

(3)

Finding Condoms or Pills in Your Teen's Room

169

(2)

``Mom, I Think I'm Pregnant''

171

(10)

``Dad, I Think I'm Gay''

181

(7)

Leaving High School

188

(1)

Special Issue

Helping Your Teen Avoid Date Rape and Violence

189

(6)

Beyond High School, Ages 18-21

195

(24)

Your Almost Adult Child

195

(2)

Preparing Your Child (and Yourself) for College

197

(4)

The Late Adolescent Who Lives at Home

201

(1)

Sexual Behavior: What to Expect

202

(5)

Relationships

207

(2)

``But You Know We Sleep Together''

209

(3)

Teens Who Are Transgender

212

(4)

Perspective

216

(3)

Afterword

219

(4)

Appendix: Sources for More Information

223

(8)

Books for Teens

224

(1)

Websites on Adolescent Sexuality

224

(3)

Websites on General Adolescent Topics

227

(1)

Websites on Specific Issues

228

(1)

National Toll-Free Hotline Numbers

229

(2)

References

231

(6)

Index

237

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