39: Relationships and sex: how young is too young?

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Award-winning podcast for parents of teens and tweens. - A podcast by Rachel Richards and Susie Asli - Wednesdays

Send us a textMost first world countries agree that the age of consent is around sixteen, but teenagers don't suddenly awake to their sexuality on their sixteenth birthday. Sexual feelings and interest can start much younger, well before they’re able to understand the implications. One mother has asked us to talk about the issue, because she's struggling to find useful content. Knowing the law helps guide us as parents, but it doesn't exactly stop teens from vaping and drinking if they ...