And though it has been long established that teenagers who havegoodcommunication with their parents are more likely to resist negative peer pressure, new research shows that it is a boy's mother who is the most influential when it comes to risky behavior, not only with alcohol and drugs but also in preventing both early and unprotected sex.
The MDU said that some of these complaints could have arisen because of breakdowns in communication and could be avoided with the establishment of goodcommunication links between GPs and out of hours providers.