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Teens who are close to mothers delay having sex, report says.

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| September 04, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2007 St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Joseph Plambeck

WASHINGTON _ Teenagers who have close relationships with their mothers wait longer to begin having sex, according to an extensive study of American adolescents reported Wednesday.

But researchers also concluded the relationship must go beyond simply telling teens to abstain from sex or warning them about the dangers.

Mothers need to clearly communicate their own values and also know their teenager's friends and the parents of their friends if they want to delay teen sex, the study found.

"We need to be tuned in to what's happening in our children's lives," said Dr. Robert Blum, director of the University of…

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