ard sexual behavior and effective communication practices, with positive relationships and a sense of acceptance by the adolescent, and with higher levels of family attachment, involvement and supervision" (as cited in Lieberman, 2000, par. 8). J. Smith, a teacher in a school-based pregnancy prevention program (personal communication, March 14, 2001) feels that parents need to begin talking to their children while they are young and that they should not wait until they are teenagers because it is often too late then. The Alan Guttmacher Institute (1994) conducted studies showing that all young people need clear and frequent reminders from various sources. Their parents, t!
             he media, and other sources have a strong influence on adolescents and they can give them information about the "importance of behaving responsibly when they initiate sexual intercourse" (p. 112).
             R. Sadovsky believes, "Parent-teenager discussion about sexual activity, especially when the parent is comfortable and skillful in talking about sex, seem to be associat
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