3 Free Online Sex Education Resources for Teens

By: Karan Goel | 25th June 2010

So, what’s the right age when a child needs to know about sex education? Well, global differences are wide here, too, due to social and cultural differences.

But these “how’s” and “when’s” have halted the way for some organizations to campaign for teen health, considering the fact that teens get most of their sex education from peers and media, and not from parents.

Following the idiom “Prevention is better than cure”, it’s absolutely necessary to impart teen sex education in a qualitative form. Since many parents do not do so due to shyness, these 3 online resources will come to the rescue.

NOTE: These online information resources, in no way, can replace a health consultant. These can be used to verify and set some facts.

Scarleteen

Scarleteen is one of the most prevailing young adult sex education sites around. It is also one of the broader sites on the topic from introductory articles to interactive discussions. You can either use the search feature of a full page of tags to get to your topic of interest.

Planned Parenthood (Teen Talk)

The Planned Parenthood website is just the online face of a leading US community healthcare provider. With 88 unique, locally governed affiliates and more than 840 health centers in the Unites States; they have the means to educate on reproductive and sexual health. Their Teen Talk section is where teen related sexual health issues find a place.

It’s Your Sex Life

It’s Your Sex Life is the official website of MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Emmy Award winning It’s Your (Sex) Life public information campaign. MTV is an online destination for many youth. The channel seeks to combine that with information on teen related sex and relationship FAQs.

So, do you have any other online resources to consult for teen sex education? Share with us in the comments.