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Creating Stability in the Midst of Changes Surrounding Parent-Child Communication about Sex
Thu, November 12, 8:00 to 9:15am, Hilton Chicago, Floor: Fourth Floor, Meeting Room 4ISession Submission Type: Paper Session
Abstract
Although most parents agree that it is important to talk to children about sex, many parents continue to struggle with these conversations, questioning when to initiate sex talks, what children should be told, and how to share this information. This panel will explore understudied and recent changes in approaches to parent-child communication about sex.
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Individual Presentations
Too Hot, Too Cold, or Just Right? Teaching Children about Sex through Changing Children's Literature - Brett Lunceford, University of South Alabama
Stepping into Changes in Sources of Sexual Information: Examining Step-Parent-Step-Child Communication about Sex - Elizabeth Ribarsky, University of Illinois, Springfield; Cassandra LeClair-Underberg, Texas State University, San Marcos
Willy Went Utero: Changes in Initiating Parent-Child Communication about Sex - Amie Kincaid, University of Illinois, Springfield
'With This Ring I Do Thee Virgin': Virginity Rings, Balls, and Contracts as New Methods to Facilitate Discourse about Female Virginity - Jimmie Manning, Northern Kentucky University
