Teen Sexuality??

From Dr. Beth Robinson on Facebook asking for feedback.

"To Teens, Parents, Youth Ministers, Ministers, College Students, etc.

I am actively seeking your input about what topics need to be covered in a book for parents of teens. The book is intended to address teen sexuality issues. Please send me your ideas and suggestions about what the book should address. What do parents of teens need to know about teen sexuality and how can they help their teens commit to an abstinent lifestyle/

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated."

This is my personal response to her note in Facebook.

Between youth ministry and my MFT internship my personal perspective is our expectations are low on how we define healthy sexuality.

The other aspect I see is that parents are struggling themselves to have a healthy sexual life and intimacy. How do parents talk with their kids about "how great God's plan is for sex" when they have not had sex themselves in several months if not years?

One last topic to address in your book would be, "I would rather have my son or daughter masturbate then to go and get pregnant or get someone pregnant." (There needs to be open and honest dialogue about this topic.)

To quote Joshua Harris' book, "Sex Is Not the Problem Lust Is"

We could play word association with that title...

Fill in the blank "Sex is not the problem __________ is."

What would you fill in the blank with?

(There are many other topics that come to mind that I will address in future post. Gardasil, Cervical Cancer, STD's, Birth Control, Dating, Boundaries, Biblical Teaching, God's purity code, etc.)