Teens discover sex

The drop in teenage births here - from a high of in to about half that number in - has to be viewed with caution. The other side of the coin is a rising incidence of underage sex, inferred from data on sex with minors and counsellors' feedback. Knowledge of contraception, perhaps gleaned from online sources, and preventive programmes of help groups might be helping to avert these pregnancies. In the circumstances, delaying the age of sexual activity among the young should be tackled to avoid the adverse consequences seen elsewhere. Japan, for example, has seen a rise in teen prostitution aided by the proliferation of dating sites.

You can help your child by modelling and reinforcing values and beliefs about safety, responsibility, honest communication and respect in relationships by treating your partner with respect and talking about how to stay safe. Most teenagers will experiment with sexual behaviour at some stage — this is a normal, natural and powerful urge in these years. But not all teenage relationships include sex. Teenagers are also maturing emotionally and socially.

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This week it came to light that when Lena Dunham was 7 years old, she looked at her little sister's vagina, and an alarming number of people have dubbed her a "child molester. I'm shaking my head in disbelief as I write because I can't believe that such innocuous things have become the subject of so much vitriol. If I had a penny for all of the sexual organs I looked at as a child, I'd be rich. OK, maybe I'd only have an extra ten or so dollars, but you know what I mean. Children are naturally inquisitive.