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Teen Boys: Sex
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All healthy teen boys go through puberty, which is the time when their bodies begin to mature sexually. The years following the onset of puberty are called adolescence, a time when a teen boy's body and mind develop toward adulthood. For boys, the onset of puberty usually occurs between ages 13 and 15, depending on genetic and nutritional factors. The changes of puberty are triggered when the pituitary and hypothalamus glands, or endocrine glands, in the brain send out chemicals called hormones. These hormones trigger the production of testosterone in a teen boy's testicles, and his body begins producing sperm.
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/ -- Latino teens (46% of boys and 51% of girls) say that parents most influence their decisions about sex, according to a new nationally representative survey released by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Even so, Latina teen girls (63%) are less likely than their peers (74% of White and 66% of Black teens) to say they have had a helpful conversation with their parents about delaying sex and avoiding teen pregnancy. And fully three-quarters of Latinos (73% of adults and 75% of teens) believe that parents send one message about sex to their sons and a different message to their daughters.
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Teenage boys get less sex education than teenage girls about certain topics and are less likely to receive that education before ever having sexual intercourse. In 1995, teenage boys ages 15 to 17 were much less likely than girls of that age to report having instruction about birth control, STDs, and how to say no to sex. Teenage boys were much less likely than teenage girls to report receiving sex education before ever having sexual intercourse—about half of teen boys compared to three-quarters of teen girls.
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Separately, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy was releasing its own study Tuesday examining sex among younger teens. It found that about one in five teens report having sex before they turn 15 years old.
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The study, based largely on analysis of the National Survey of Adolescent Males (NSAM)... shows that teen boys are receiving sex education on average a year younger than in 1988. Comparison with comparable survey data from girls shows that teenage males were less likely than teenage girls to report receiving reproductive health education before ever having sexual intercourse.
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Recognize, too, that some aggressive behavior is simply a result of hormonal changes during the teen years. An increase in energy (some of it sexual) is common among teenage boys, and they need physical outlets to let this energy out. Otherwise, it will find negative ways to express itself. Encourage your son to find creative and athletic activities to release any pent-up energy and gain confidence in his abilities. Be careful not to over-schedule your son.... Exhaustion is not an alternative to aggressive behavior.
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