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Offers basic consumer health information for teens about puberty, development, and sexuality, maintaining sexual health, and preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Teenagers, Sexual Health Information and the Digital Age examines the online resources available on teenagers, including games and digital interventions. In addition, it highlights current issues such as sexting and pornography. Information needs and provisions are examined, and existing sexual health interventions and digital interventions are discussed, gathering both teenagers'and sexual health professionals'views on these services. In addition to a review of the current literature on sexual health and teenagers, the book examines groups of teenagers, particularly those vulnerable to risky sex and asks what are the predictors of these behaviors and what can be done to address the behaviors. Finally, the book will also provide reflections and practical advice on the ethical issues associated with research in this context. - Provides guidance on the ethical issues with research associated with this topic - Covers both teenagers'information needs as well as their existing levels of knowledge - Assesses how teenagers engage with, and evaluate, sexual health information - Addresses the challenges inherent in the online environment, such as unreliable and misleading information

Offers basic consumer health information for teens about puberty, development, and sexuality, maintaining sexual health, and preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

El objetivo de la Educación para la Salud, no consiste sólo en conseguir un cambio cuantitativo de conocimientos, sino también un cambio cualitativo en las actitudes que lleve a un cambio real de las conductas. Este objetivo se concreta en la consecución de unos niveles óptimos de salud física, emocional y social en todos los grupos que constituyen el conjunto de la comunidad educativa. Con ello se aspira también a alcanzar la prevención -y la reducción- de las actuales cifras de incidencia de enfermedades, discapacidades y mortalidad evitables, que se producen en nuestro entorno y que son atribuibles a comportamientos y situaciones de riesgo que se inician o pueden producirse en las etapas tempranas de la vida de las personas. La adolescencia y la juventud son etapas vitales en este sentido. El libro aporta enfoques de investigación, docencia o intervención directa, diseñados desde una óptica integral, que recogen la amplitud y variedad de las conductas de riesgo, abordando y tratando de modo diferenciado los riesgos psicosociales, desde el enfoque de la Promoción y Educación para la Salud. La Educación para la Salud debe ser un trabajo emprendido en común por el profesorado, estudiantes, madres, padres y tutores de familia, técnicos y profesionales de la salud y comunidad. A estos colectivos va dirigido el libro.

Health tips about sexual health including the physical and emotional changes that accompany puberty and emerging sexuality, and the risks of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

Before you get busy, you need to get educated. Thinking about having sex? Or just thinking about sex, period? Well, that's certainly a good place to start — because there's a lot to think about, and a lot to learn. And Nikol Hasler is here to help. This honest, funny, and uncensored guide covers everything from sexual orientation and masturbation to foreplay, first-time concerns, birth control, and protection against diseases. New sections in this revised edition also address online dating, sex-related bullying, important new sex-related legislation, and sexting — a topic of particular interest and concern today. No subject is off-limits and no question is taboo in this hilarious, in-depth, all-in-one guide.'What a clever, well-written, and creatively illustrated book that speaks to teens and their parents about teenage sexuality! Both the content and form are superb.'—M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, former Surgeon General of the United States

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING GUIDE THAT PARENTS WILL WANT FOR THEIR TEENSThis thorough, concise guide offers straight talk about: • The male and female body as it changes and matures. • Teen relationships: what it takes to create happy, supportive, positive, and meaningful connections with family, friends, and others. • Identity empowerment: how to be authentic and thrive in today's world. • Sex and sexuality for boys and girls: how teens should take care of their bodies, embrace their experiences, and strengthen self-esteem. • Strategies for working through the toughest challenges, including bullying, sexual abuse, eating disorders, pregnancy, and more. Praise for Being a Teen “A frank and candid resource for adolescents.”—People “Fonda's warmth and love for the teen community is evident.”—Publishers Weekly “Clear, practical, and riveting, Being a Teen cuts away at myth, enhances teens'self-esteem, and arms them with a trove of useful information. Beautifully organized... Any parent, teacher, coach, or doctor needs to read this authoritative guide. What a lifesaver for our boys and girls!”—William S. Pollack, PhD, author of the international bestseller Real Boys and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School“Being a Teen should be in the hands of every teen in the world. It is a myth-busting, fact-filled treasure full of life information all teens want and need to know.”—Christiane Northrup, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom “Clear, unflinching, and nonjudgmental... a reliable guide to the turbulent physical and social transitions of adolescence.”—Michael Kimmel, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, Stony Brook University, and author of Guyland “A comprehensive, honest, fun-to-read book for today's teenagers. This delightful book will be used again and again.”—The Reverend Debra W. Haffner, president, Religious Institute, and author of From Diapers to Dating“Detailed, accurate and practical... an excellent resource.”—Paul Kivel, author of Boys Will Be Men

'Provides basic consumer health information for teens about puberty, sexuality, reproductive health, contraception, and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. Includes index, resource information, and recommendation for further reading.'