Amen revrobor!
Sound advice....
Try not to embarass your son over the matter (that will tend to drive wedge betwen you). He is clearly developing normally and taking an interest in the opposite sex - it had to come...
Initially, without making any reference to the magazine you have found, I would suggest that you initiate a conversation about boys and girls and the relationships between them. He needs prepartion - to see that women aren't objects of lust, but are to be tenderly loved an respected. If you feel unable to do this, then I suggest that you engage the help of a well respected male Christian whom you can trust. However, you are in a unique position as his mom to give him the viewpoint of how a girl/woman feels and what they expect from a relationship.
Once you feel you have been succesful in this, I would give him time to dispose of the magazine himself. If, after a suitable period, he still has the magazine (or others) then would be a suitable time to refer to it, refering back to the previous converstaion that you had. Again, try to do it without embarrasing your son - respect how he might feel, after all he's just showing all the signs of growing up into manhood.
It is a challenge, but with the right relationship and the ability to think that he could talk to you freely about such matters, you should find that the temperature should subside and it won't be such a big issue. It would be unrealistic for him to loose all passion for the opposite sex (and I'm sure you wouldn't want that), it's just a matter of gentle education and control - let him think that he is atking the decision and not that you are forcing something on him.
Hope this helps.....
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