"Everything is shortened…feelings that are more complex don't have a vocabulary" (1:56)
Teens approach sex therapist Sari Cooper about real-world scenarios that cyperspace just can't prepare them for.
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Sexual Pain, Disinterest
Talk to your doctor if sex is difficult
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Speak Up About Sex
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Limits of Cyberspace
Email and texting don’t prep you for sex
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Have a Doctor Sex Talk
Embarrassing but do it anyway
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Share Your Thoughts
Do you or your kids do everything by email?
The generation growing up with the Internet may have access to more information about sex, not to mention a cool, shorthand way of discussing it. But sex therapist Sari Cooper says that doesn't necessarily help them with face-to-face contact and the more complicated feelings and interactions that inevitably come up. They may need more help from parents and counselors than you'd think.
Sexual Pain, DisinterestTalk to your doctor if sex is difficult
Speak Up About SexWhy sexual health is important to women
Limits of CyberspaceEmail and texting don’t prep you for sex
Have a Doctor Sex TalkEmbarrassing but do it anyway
