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Healthy Futures - Saving Sex for Later Education Development Center, Inc.
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How can I help my teen handle the pressures of adolescence? When should I start talking with my child about alcohol, dating, and sex, and what should I say?
Teens may act like they don't want to hear from their parents, but your guidance is key to helping them face the challenges ahead. The stories of families in Healthy Futures - Saving Sex for Later can help you find the ways to talk to your children about difficult topics, stay involved in their lives, and provide the support they need to make healthy decisions.
Hosted by actor John Amos
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Introduction by narrator John Amos
Narrator John Amos introduces three families that live in the same apartment building: the Clarks, the Santiagos, and the Knights. These families are dealing with many of the same issues that all parents of adolescents face.
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I hate my body
Tanika feels self-conscious and embarassed that she can no longer fit in her clothes because of the size of her breasts. How can her mother Simone help Tanika embrace her newly changing body?
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I still look like a little kid
Being teased by his friends about his shorter height makes Carlito depressed. Carlito's father Roberto tries to boost his son's confidence.
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Time for some deoderant
Eric and his friends come home from a baseball game with some major body odor. How can Eric's mom Christine talk to her son and his friends about puberty and personal hygiene without embarassing them?
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When a period isn't a punctuation mark
Jasmine confides in her cousin Tanika that she got her period for the first time. Tanika wonders when she'll get her period, and asks her mother Simone for advice on how to prepare.
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I can't talk to him
Roberto can't get his son Carlito to open up to him. How can Roberto encourage Carlito to feel comfortable asking questions about his changing body, puberty, and peer pressure?
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