“Dr. Ruth matters more today than ever before. Educating and empowering parents to reach a generation of savvy, hyperconnected teenagers in practical and meaningful ways, this book is indispensable.”
—Ross Martin, Senior Vice President and Head of Programming for mtvU

“The media surrounds kids far too early with a sexualized world they are rarely prepared to navigate. Dr. Ruth and Pierre Lehu's good common sense advice will provide parents with the confidence and information to guide their adolescents safely and reasonably through precarious teen years.”
—Sylvia Rimm, psychologist, author of Growing Up Too Fast

While it’s never been easy to deal with teenagers and preteens, today’s parents are faced with a whole range of new fears such as cyberbullying and predators on social networking websites. In Dr. Ruth’s Guide to Teens and Sex Today, the world-renowned sex therapist and educator offers sage advice on how to help both parents and teens survive adolescence in our digital age. With an emphasis on new technology, Dr. Ruth offers practical advice on key parenting topics, including:

• How to have frank discussions about sex
• Counteracting peer pressure
• Protecting children from predators
• When teens start dating
• Sexually active teens
• And much more

With this essential new book, parents can take a page out of their own past and let Dr. Ruth, the voice that helped them with their own sexual development, guide them through the challenges they face raising teens now.

Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer, world-renowned sex therapist and educator, lectures at Princeton and Yale Universities. She provides guidance to today’s young people through her website (http://drruth.com) and her show on mtvU. Pierre A. Lehu has worked with Dr. Ruth for decades as publicist, writer, and friend.