Joyful Courage - A Conscious Parenting Podcast

My guest today is Dena Moes and we’re talking about our teen’s sexual and reproductive health. We discuss methods & access to birth control and parental consent around reproductive health decisions. Both Dena and I share about the current political climate impacting access to health services, how to react when your teenage daughter is pregnant, and what the most crucial things to talk to your adolescents about sex are. Takeaways from the show Dena’s new book, for teen’s, “It’s Your Body: The Young Woman’s Guide to Empowered Sexual Health”  Current stats for teen sexual health & birth rates  Condom & birth control use  Explicit text messages  Reducing barriers for care  Reproductive rights & access to abortion vary substantially from state to state - consider what services your teen daughter may need in the next few years  Empowering our sons that are in heterosexual relationships to be supportive partners  Outdated beliefs & anxiety around birth control  Teens are the most fertile they’ll be in thei