Poorly fitting condoms not only boost the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, they also reduce sexual pleasure during intercourse, a new study has found.
The findings are based on a survey of 436 men, aged 18 to 67, who responded to an Internet survey after being recruited through newspaper ads and a blog on a condom sales company Web site. The survey asked the men about how a condom fit the last time they used one while having sex with a female.
Nearly 45 percent said they’d used a condom that fit poorly the last time they had sex during the previous three months. These men were more than 2.5 times more likely to say their condom broke or slipped compared to those who said their condoms fit well. And the men with poor-fitting condoms were twice as likely to say they took off the condoms before they finished having sex, the survey found.
HealthDay News Feb 2010
And we wonder why diseases are spreading and unplanned pregnancies are occurring.
It’s all because we need better condoms!!! I guess abstinence is out of the question?
As parent, I have been concerned for some time about some of the material that teens can find on YouTube; postings with sex, nudity, pornographic images and violence just to name a few.
I am so thankful to learn that YouTube now has a parental control that enables parents to block their children from viewing such videos; this feature is called Safety Mode.
Go to this link to read all about it.
Source: CBS Early Show.com
As a self –defense instructor, father and an educator to our youth, I like to keep up on what’s happening in my own back yard. So after reading a couple recent news stories in our local paper ( really it was on the web, does anyone read newspapers anymore? ) regarding sex offenders in our area, I felt like sharing this link with you. It will help keep youaware of what’s going on in your community. Check out the left side on the page and look at ” Mugs in the News”.
Picking up where we left off a week ago. Here are some suggested “house rules” you may wan tot consider.
·Set an age for dating such as “No dating in the pre-teen and early teen years.” And ask your son or daughter what dating means to him or her. It can mean different things to different young people at different ages. Plus, it’s a good way to start a conversation.
·Discuss your concerns with them dating someone more than two years older or younger than he or she is.
Research by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy shows that 13 percent of youth aged 14 and under in a same age relationship have had sexual intercourse. But when a pre-teen or teen of this age has a relationship with somebody who is 2 years older, 26 percent of the time it involves sexual intercourse. If the relationship is with somebody 3 years older, 33 percent of the time it involves sexual intercourse.
·Tell your teen that boyfriends or girlfriends are welcome in family living areas and can be entertained there. Discourage personal space entertainment. “First sex” often happens at home in an unsupervised area of the house.
·Set clear guidelines for your child when he or she goes out: Where will you be? What will you be doing? Who will you be with? When will you be home? How can I reach you?
·Don’t let your child spend lots of time doing things that are not supervised or monitored by adults. Encourage your child to take part in supervised group activities. After-school jobs, tutoring, volunteer activities, and sports help make sure your child is doing something safe and useful after school.
·Set rules about what your son or daughter can and cannot watch, listen to, or read; about what video games they can play; and where they can go on the Internet. Do not put a television or a computer in your child’s bedroom. These should be out in the open, like in the living room. That way you can know what your child is watching or doing on the Internet.
·Let your son or daughter know that you will come get them if they get into an uncomfortable or threatening situation.
·No alcohol. No drugs. No tobacco.
You may consider printing off your rules and posting them where everyone can see. This way there is no misunderstandings about what is acceptable behavior and what is disobedience.
The speaker "made the students think deeply about their sexual choices in the future...I would recommend this program to any school because the information is so important to be told to students."
