Welsh children old-fashioned in sex and relationships?

New research by Cardiff University suggests that Welsh children are ’surprisingly old fashioned’ when it comes to getting advice and information about sex and relationships.

Instead of scouring the Internet and chat rooms, they prefer to get information from their friends and family.

Doesn’t sound like such a bad thing to me.

However, experts fear that children are missing out on the latest facts through a lack of contact with health professionals.

Dr Neil Selwyn, a senior lecturer at Cardiff University’s school of social sciences, said, “It is clear that when it comes to personal and often embarrassing issues such as sex and relationships, today’s generation of young people turn to sources that they trust, feel comfortable and have a genuine connection with.

“Although nearly all the young people in our study were using the internet and mobile phones, they were quite clear about what purposes these technologies were appropriate and useful for.”

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