Comments on: More Family Meals = Less Risky Sex http://www.ipopculture.net/2008/10/more-family-meals-less-risky-sex/ The blog of David Jones Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:24:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: DavidJones http://www.ipopculture.net/2008/10/more-family-meals-less-risky-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-411 DavidJones Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:56:04 +0000 http://rhblogs.com/dj/?p=215#comment-411 "Financial provisions are great, but they do not mean a thing if you are not investing your life in him or her." Investing goes much deeper than hanging out. It involves purposeful and meaningful intentions. “Financial provisions are great, but they do not mean a thing if you are not investing your life in him or her.”

Investing goes much deeper than hanging out. It involves purposeful and meaningful intentions.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.ipopculture.net/2008/10/more-family-meals-less-risky-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Jessica Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:13:55 +0000 http://rhblogs.com/dj/?p=215#comment-410 As opposed to the semi-risky or not-so-risky sex they might participate in? ;) As opposed to the semi-risky or not-so-risky sex they might participate in? ;)

]]> By: Joe http://www.ipopculture.net/2008/10/more-family-meals-less-risky-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Joe Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:07:28 +0000 http://rhblogs.com/dj/?p=215#comment-409 I think one of the keys in this article is the following quote: "However, having a parent who used "negative and psychologically controlling" behavior increased the likelihood that a teen would be having risky sex. This includes "criticizing the ideas of the adolescents, controlling and directing what they think and how they feel," Coley explained." It's not enough to just hang out. Parents have to be open to their kids ideas, opinions, feelings. I think one of the keys in this article is the following quote: “However, having a parent who used “negative and psychologically controlling” behavior increased the likelihood that a teen would be having risky sex. This includes “criticizing the ideas of the adolescents, controlling and directing what they think and how they feel,” Coley explained.”

It’s not enough to just hang out. Parents have to be open to their kids ideas, opinions, feelings.

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