Updated On: 13 January, 2013 10:28 AM IST | | A Correspondent
In a new study, researchers discovered that an increasing number of young girls are have sex before the age of 16. We examine the reasons behind this alarming trend...
Bossy parents
Keeping a close eye on your teenage kid's every move will actually encourage him or her to have more sex, according to a new study, which provides a link between rigid parenting and increased sexual activity in older teens.

While it's not yet confirmed if controlling mothers and fathers cause kids to have more sex, Rebekah Levine Coley, lead author of the study, said that it is wise to give children freedom.