Parenting Pointers with Dr. Claudia - Episode 229
from The Dr. Claudia Show Hosted by Smilecom Media
Topic - Hostile Parenting and Teen Sex. Psychologists have warned for many years that kids who grow up in hostile home environments in which there is little love and warmth are likely to start having sex earlier and engage in it more frequently. Kids with emotional scars have little discrimination in their sex partners. They hook up and have sex with just about anyone unlike most teens who typically have sex with their dating partners. These hookups usually involve alcohol and don’t involve a condom. These kinds of encounters stop kids from developing the interpersonal skills they’ll need later for permanent relationships. This leads to lowered expectations of what relationships should be like. Kids end up settling for less. If you’re a parent with a “not-so-warm-and-fuzzy” style with your kids, think about what their nurturing needs are because if you aren’t fulfilling them, someone else might be and you may end up being a grandparent way too soon.
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