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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Parents -- STDs are no fun to discuss, but if you don't teach your child about them, your child is at much greater risk of catching an STD from someone who probably doesn't even know he or she has it. You will be shocked to find out just how prevalent they are, and how damaging they can be. Please make a discussion of STDs and safe sex a priority when your child is old enough to understand -- and BEFORE your child becomes sexually active. Does there seem to be a conflict between teaching abstinence and teaching about STDs? One way to resolve the conflict is to say, "You aren't old enough to engage in sexual intimacy now. But when the time does come, these are the ways to keep yourself safe and healthy..."
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