Young people ‘know more about sex than their parents’

Teenagers and young adults are more likely to trust the internet and their friends for information on sex than their parents or teachers.

Two out of three of them believe they know more about sex than their parents do and three out of four say they are more comfortable talking about it than their parents.

The survey of 1,000 young people, aged 14-24, was carried out for Youth Work Ireland, the umbrella group for the country’s 21 regional youth services.