Lisa Collier Cool

About the author: Lisa Collier Cool is a widely published author of books and articles whose work has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Harper's, Playgirl, Working Mother, and other periodicals.

Boys and girls who are barely past puberty are part of a horrifying trend of young children who are becoming sexually active. Parents who are concerned about teen sex are asking schools to offer sex education classes to their children starting in younger grades. Frequently, children are already sexually active by the time their parents and schools begin to discuss sexuality with them. Many children are getting their information about sex from television, the Internet, and their friends. Children and teens who receive accurate information about sex and values from their parents and schools are more likely to abstain from sexual activity than those who do...