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341: How to Talk to Kids
Act Two

Age Of Consent

Ira talks to the teen editors of Sex, Etc., a national magazine for teenagers, about the mistakes parents make when talking—or not talking—to their kids about sex. Then, the story of what happened when one anonymous mother learned that her daughter was having sex. All the names in this essay have been changed, and it's read on the air by producer Julie Snyder. (19 minutes)

Sex, Etc. is published by Answer, a sex education organization based at Rutgers University.

Song:

“Trust Your Child” by Patrizia & Jimmy