10 Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy
Internet URL
http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/reading/tips/tips.asp 
Sponsoring Agency
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Description
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy has reviewed recent research about parental influences on children's sexual behavior and talked to many experts in the field, as well as to teens and parents themselves. From these sources, it is clear that there is much parents and adults can do to reduce the risk of kids becoming pregnant before they've grown up. Presented here as "ten tips," many of these lessons will seem familiar because they articulate what parents already know from experience - like the importance of maintaining strong, close relationships with children and teens, setting clear expectations for them, and communicating honestly and often with them about important matters.