http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS_fc5XVjkc Sexy little dancers, huh? Ick. But it could be worse…
Myths and Realities – What’s True for Teens
Vanessa Van Petten wrote her first parenting book in her late teens and has a great parenting website, www.radicalparenting.com She sent this a few weeks ago and I think it bears repeating! Myth: Kids want to be your friend. Reality: Kids want parents, not peers. Kids want a strong line between the parent role […]
Toddlers and Tiaras
Just a little bit of what “sexualized childhood” in the extreme looks like. I almost barfed when I saw the bikini – I thought it was a bra at first. Can you say “Pedophile’s dream?” I can. It’s hard not to be judgmental about this, but maybe it’s okay, right? http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/toddlers-and-tiaras/
What’s Sexuality mean anyway?
Here is the Dictionary.com definition of sexuality. Just something to think about. What do you think it means? 1. sexual character; possession of the structural and functional traits of sex. sex⋅u⋅al⋅i⋅ty [seks – shoo – al– i – tee] –noun 2. recognition of or emphasis upon sexual matters. 3. involvement in sexual activity. […]
Sex Ed for Kids on the Autism Spectrum
Here’s a dandy article that tackles talking to kids with Autism about sex. Here’s an exerpt and the link! Lots of regular puberty books use contemporary language – ‘teen talk’, if you like – and while this can be fun and amusing, it isn’t always to everybody’s taste, so I decided that it was more […]
