How to talk to teen boys about dating and sex (SOP42)

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2016

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Chances are parents know they need to tell their boys something about sex but aren’t sure where to start. As a result, television, friends and the internet often fill in the gaps, leading to confusion and misconceptions about what it means to be romantic and masculine. In this episode, Andrew Smiler, PhD, talks about his new book, a guide aimed at teen boys, in which he challenges the “myth of manhood,” and gives advice and tips on how to encourage boys to become sexually responsible and mature in their relationships. APA is currently seeking proposals for APA 2020, click here to learn more https://convention.apa.org/proposals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.9	The sex talk is never an easy conversation.
0:40.9	For boys, the questions about sexual consent, average penis size, how to ask someone on a date,
0:46.8	and how to decide when to have sex, are often not asked and thus unanswered.
0:52.0	As a result, boys get their information from the internet, the movies,
0:55.5	and their friends, and end up coming to their own conclusions about what most guys think.
1:00.9	In this episode, we speak with a psychologist about what most guys are really thinking
1:05.1	and how that challenges masculine stereotypes. I'm Audrey Hamilton, and this is speaking of psychology.
1:22.1	Andrew Smiler is a therapist and writer living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
1:26.7	A developmental psychologist, Dr. Smiler, is the author of the new book, Dating and Sex,
1:31.7	a Guide for the 21st Century Teen Boy, which is published by the American Psychological Association.
1:37.6	He has also authored more than 20 journal articles and book chapters relating to boys, men,
1:42.9	sexual development, and identity issues, and is currently
1:46.0	an associate editor of the APA Journal, Psychology of Men and Masculinity.
1:50.8	Welcome, Dr. Smiler.
1:51.8	Thank you for having me.
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