What do all of the above mentioned men have in common besides being public figures? Each has gained notoriety for sexual indiscriminations. The news media has had plenty to cover with Arnold's baby with his mistress outside of marriage, John's alleged misuse of political funds to aid a mistress, and Athony's sexting inappropriate photos of himself.
How in the world do we talk to our teens about these behaviors in our elected officials? After all, didn't each of these men get elected to prominent political offices? So how can their behavior be so inappropriate?
This might provide a good lesson to our teen that no matter one's position in society, one should hold firm to good moral values and behaviors. One other thing that each of these men have in common: consequences. Each will bear some consequence to his behavior. Talk to your teen about what those onsequences might be...and how unpleasant living with those consequences can be.
Sherri has talked about sexting and how this can impact our teens in such a negative way. Make this point as you talk about the information in the news media with your teen.
Dr. Debra
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