Bored in the bedroom? Been having sex with the same person for so many years it sort of boggles your mind and makes you feel old at the same time? Check out this fun book for grownups! The idea is that you pick a secret, special thing to do (the pages are actually sealed up) […]
Power Dynamics in Relationships
I get some great stuff from the Guttmacher Institute and even though this article doesn’t relate directly to kids, kids grow up to be adults, so maybe we can help them now so they don’t fall prey to some of this later. Couples in which the male partner has a relatively high education and […]
Do You Know What Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation Is?
Do you know what this is? You probably don’t really want to, but probably should, especially if you have boys. Weirdly, I’ve known about this since I was a teenager – one of my high school classmates died from it. Here’s the deal – this is when a person strangles himself or herself, […]
Good News for Washington State
Governor Gregoire signed into law a new Senate bill requiring state agencies to apply only for sexual health grants that fund programs which are medically accurate, effective and have shown real and calculable impact on participants. The new law repeals a former state policy that required the Washington Department of Health to apply for […]
Plan B
The FDA just saw fit to make Plan B, or the “morning after pill” available over-the-counter, without a prescription, to girls who are 17 and older. What a sigh of relief. At the risk of offending those of you who are opposed to the use of this medicine, I just want to to say […]
