Teenagers: Open Conversations About Sex and Drugs | Anxiety Specialist | @caroline-cavanagh

29 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief advisory, anxiety specialist Caroline Cavanagh emphasizes that two subjects—sex and drugs—are often outside many parents' comfort zones, yet they are central to teenagers' lives. She points out that teens obtain information both in person and via social media, making it crucial for parents to initiate honest, sometimes difficult conversations. Cavanagh urges parents to step out of their comfort zones into a learning zone, seek support if needed, and recognize that these dialogues are essential for teen wellbeing.

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we're in this space, there's, there's 2 topics that I know for many parents is outside their comfort zone to talk about, one of them being sex, the other one being drugs. But they are topics that are a huge part of your teenager's life regardless. They're going to be accessing information on that, not only probably in person but certainly on social media. So this is where I would say to a lot of the parents of teenagers that I work with is, yes, it's going to be a bit tricky, For you and for them, but it needs to be done. It's so important. And that's, again, step outside of your comfort zone, go into that learning zone, and, you know, get support if you want to. But those conversations are really, really important to have.