1. Imagine a parent of a
pre-teen who is about to have “The Talk” with him/her. Please write the
scenario (where/when/how) the talk would take place and exactly what
the parent should say. Include any resources the parent might recommend
to the pre-teen, or questions (and their answers) the parent should
anticipate.
I imagine a mother having the "The Talk" with her daughter. The mother should be talking to her daughter in a comfortable setting, such as her room and away from other people. The talk should take place at a decent time, such as afternoon or night time to make sure that the daughter's attention span is pretty wide. I think the mother should really focus on explaining without shame, why safe sex should be practiced. She should emphasize on teen pregnancy and the difficulty of this matter as much as focusing on explaining what sexually transmitted diseases can do to an individual. These are very important points to cover, because these things are pretty scary when it comes to such young people. Being a teen mother is no joke and acquiring an STD for the rest of your life is also a very life changing experience. Many adolescents or pre-adolescents feel very awkward talking to their parents about these things. That's why I think the setting and timing is a very important factor when it comes to bringing "the talk" up. The daughter will eventually open up and start asking questions about what different kind of STD's there is and how to prevent from getting them as well as how to practice safe sex. The mother should really encourage her daughter to look on the CDC website to get more information on practicing safe sex and the different STD's as well as looking up teen pregnancy lifestyles and get more educated. "The talk" can be pretty difficult to be practiced but I think it is pretty necessary to have.
