They will begin to feel that you do not need love to have sex; and that love in a sexual relationship is a hard find. But they are convinced that sexual intimacy is necessary in their relationships. If and when these relationships break up, it poses large emotional and social problems for future relationships. To prevent this, teaching children early in adolescence to build friendships and stressing the importance of friendship in all relationships will help. Encouraging abstinence is always beneficial, for it will discourage those couples that would normally frequently engage in sexual activity. Also stress that intimate relationships with a significant other are not essential to having a good time. This can help relieve some of the pressure of peers to be in an intimate relationship, especially if the person helping is of similar age. ...
