What are some good serious talks to have with your teenage daughter?

I was thinking How to avoid sexual predators is one, any other ideas?What are some good serious talks to have with your teenage daughter?
DRUGS! Talk to your kids about drugs. I sure wish someone would have talked to me when I was a kid about drugs and the peer pressure that I would encounter as a kid. It sure would have helped. DRINKING!What are some good serious talks to have with your teenage daughter?
SEX....DRUGS/including tobacco...ALCOHOL....PEER PRESURES.... ask what they already know then correct wrong information....and education is very powerful.....teach about reputations and respecting onesself.....
How to demand respect from men. Just to make sure she never gets into an abusive relationship.





Or how taking care of herself is so important, that college is a must.
I think as our world is changing so much that these serious talks need to be done as soon as our children are able to understand, not just as teens.





But the usual talks would be drugs, smoking, alchol, Getting in cars with a drunk or drinker ect, unprotected sex,Diseases from having unprotected sex, waiting for marriage, internet safety is now among these and peer pressure.





Just be open with me. I have always told my children I may be upset about something you did, but being up front and honest takes the pressure off of telling more lies to cover and ultimately me finding out and the problem just got 10 times worst because you just took my trust away, lied to me and then whatever it was they did to get in trouble anyways.


Beleive me they dont always follow this, but most of the time it is adhere too. My 14 old son gives me the most heartache :(
Talk about sex like unprotected sex and want she could get. Drugs peer pressure, Smoking and want to do if someone try to pressure her into sex and that could be rape that she need to tell you right of way.
1. sexual predators is good%26lt;---make sure she knows she can trust you no matter who might be doing something to her


2. sex in general- keep it open encourage her to ask questions (keep in mind you'd rather have a daughter on birth control than one who's child you are raising)


3. std awareness%26lt;---show pics!!!


4. drugs and alcohol (show real life examples of what happens to addicts)


5. teach your daughter integrity (follow link%26lt;--you don't want your daughter to be this girl)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wcx2qM5C鈥?/a>


6. virtue of thrift


7. virtue of diligience





oh and to add maybe not talks but lessons%26lt;---make sure your daughter knows how to check and add fluids to her car, jump her car, change a tire etc..


as well as how make a budget and live within her means


and basic cooking


any other important life skills


how to make minor repairs and use basic tools


(a lot of people neglect these things and then their kids move away and are clueless as to how to survive on their own)


My fiancee or his sister don't know how to do these simple things. I have to help him a lot and show him where to check the oil at and what to do.


It's like that commercial where the guy gets a flat and the girl shows up and does it for him. haha





Wow I think there are a lot of great answers to this question! Thumbs up for everyone.
Sexual predators is a good place to start as any... talk to her about sex and SAFE sex, STD's and pregnancy. Drugs and alcohol and smoking. Also one thing I wish someone would have talked to me about SERIOUSLY was depression. There are more and more cases of teenage depression that go unrecognized and untreated. There are alot of pressures in school, hormones to deal with, bodily changes, and it DOES get overwhelming. If a teenager suffers from depression, they are more likely to commit suicide...





Even go as far as to talk to them about college, its never to early to start putting the thought in their head and letting them know, that what they do today may affect their choices tomorrow i.e. if you dont do good in school, you may hurt some opportunities to get into a better college.
I never had daughters on ly 2 sons but I talked to them about everything even about girls and their periods and also about birth control. I guess you would say I was their father also as theirs were on the road alot. But if i had a daughter I would explain to her at an early age of maybe 9 or 10 to be careful around strangers and never be alone ever out in the public. I never had to worry about predators when I grew up too long ago. sad now that you have to really protect the most precious thing in life.
Internet safety, drugs/drinking, physical health and activity/staying fit, peer pressure and the overall sex talk (wait until you're old enough, protected sex, STDs etc.) are things you should cover.





Girls are really curious at this age, and perhaps they talk about these things amoung friends. Make sure your daughter gets the facts straight, and knows how to protect herself as she becomes an adult.
I think being honest with your teenager is key. So if they know that you experienced something and they maybe in that situation, them knowing you experienced it could help them make a good decision... Whether it's drugs, sex, or whatever it may be.





I told my mom I was having sex... she didn't freak out, (I was 17 when I lost my virginity)... she was almost expecting it becuase I had had a boyfriend for about 8 months when I finally told her. She made an appt with the dr. and but me on birth-control.





I found out later (after my teens) that my parents had did drugs a couple times, and my father used to sell them from time to time... all that of course was done before my mom got preggo with me....





I think informing them of what drugs are out there, and their reactions, and the reprecusions (spelling?) would help them make better informed decisions.





Good luck.
You are too good to have sex with just anyone.


Don't have sex just so he will like you.
Sexual predators, emotional predators, predators on the internet...