Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Parents have very tough jobs. There is so much that goes into raising a child, so much that one needs to know, to learn, to do for these [...]
Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. The idea of handing out condoms to students is already controversial. Heck, the idea of teaching about condoms is controversial in some areas. But for some really inspired [...]
Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Parents, do you know what your teen is doing on their cell phone? A recent survey shows that 15 percent of teens are “sexting” these days, which means [...]
April marks Alcohol Awareness Month in the United States. Throughout this month, Straight Up will offer suggestions on how to take action, strengthen communication, work together to make change, and start creating a difference in your community! Call to Action – Make Your Voice of Support Be Heard Help reduce the deficit, create jobs and [...]
Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Even after educating themselves on the problem of underage and binge drinking, many parents still are left with the question – What can I do? The problem seems [...]
Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Let’s face it. Parenting can be very overwhelming. Here you are, doing your best to take care of a million things, keep track of two million more, and [...]
Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Remember, parents, your teens really DO want to have open communication with you about sex, and they are just as nervous as you are (probably more so) at [...]
Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Before deciding to embark on the challenging task of approaching your teen with “THE TALK,” pack your tool kit with some valuable background information. These two articles tell [...]
Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Teen sex is more prevalent than you think … Approximately one out of every three ninth graders has had sexual intercourse at least once.1 The U.S. continues to [...]
The Let’s Talk Series #9 – How much do parents truly know about their teens’ realities?
Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Parents have very tough jobs. There is so much that goes into raising a child, so much that one needs to know, to learn, to do for these [...]