These conversations can help educate young people about the risks and benefits of sexual activity and provide them with information on how to practice safe sex.
Several studies indicate that adolescents and young people who talk to their parents about sexual and reproductive health issues are more likely to make healthy decisions related to sex than their peers. This, in turn, creates positive ripple effects throughout society such as reducing the overall spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), destigmatizing masturbation, limiting unplanned pregnancies, and avoiding possible dangers to health such as the practice of unsafe abortions.