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Michal Yaron1, Cindy Soroken2, Françoise Narring3
1Consultation de gynécologie pédiatrique et des adolescentes, Unité santé jeunes ; Service de gynécologie, Département de gynécologie obstétrique, Service de pédiatrie générale, Département de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
Abstract:
Parents are often reluctant to discuss sexuality and romantic relationships with their teenagers. However, these discussions can have a strong impact on their children's health. Care providers can act as a reliable source of information to support parents in this task. Through repeated short interactions with their child over their adolescence, parents can cover most topics related to sexuality, based on teenagers' questions and the situations that they face (e.g. LGBT bullying at school). This article summarizes current best practice on how to facilitate parental dialogue with adolescents about sexuality and offer care providers guidance in transmitting this information to parents.
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