Talking to gay teens

    Most parents of teenagers worry about their kids’ sexual behavior, but for parents of homosexual teens there are some added worries.
    Psychologist Dr. Dan Gottlieb recently received an email from a mother whose teenage son thinks he is gay – and talked to WHYY’s Maiken Scott about the advice he gave this mother.

    Most parents of teenagers worry about their kids’ sexual behavior, but for parents of homosexual teens there are some added worries.
    Psychologist Dr. Dan Gottlieb recently received an email from a mother whose teenage son thinks he is gay – and talked to WHYY’s Maiken Scott about the advice he gave this mother.

    Listen:
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    For more information on the organization Dan Gottlieb mentioned in the interview, please visit: www.pflag.org.

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