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In talking with foster parents (or anyone for this matter), I would be honest and state facts. Tell them what the statistics of kids having sex is, tell them about how rampid STDs are. Ask the foster parents questions that they can answer to themselves like, "If _____ is______, then_____?". Make them think ahead about talking with thier kids. Give them resourses of places that provide services or internet sites with further information. My dh took a health class and in his text book there is a chapter on STDs and it shows a picture of a penis infested with herpes. Very scary! Maybe showing graphic images isn't appropriate for you to show to foster parents but you can certainly tell them what it would be like for their foster child (or whoever) to have to deal with these things--some of which can have life-long consequenses including infertility. It does all come down to abstainence in my mind, but hard, blunt truth is very powerful.
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