Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2005. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. I have a fourteen year old grandson who has started dating. How you get AIDS, and how you prevent AIDS are not high on his agenda. Do you have any literature that would help me lead into a educational conversation with him? He is very open with me and if I have the proper information in front of me, I believe he will respect my input.
Mark H. Katz, M.D.
Regional HIV/AIDS Physician Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente of Southern California
Thanks for your important question. As the subject has come up so often, there are many guides and brochures written to help young people understand the risks associated with dating and sex.
The following section of AEGiS is what we feel is a great place to start:
www.aegis.org/ni/topics/prevent.asp, and scroll down to the For Parents and Counselors section and access the document entitled What to Say , or simply click here: www.aegis.org/pubs/CDC_Fact_Sheets/1998/FS980103.html
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