How To Talk To Your Kids About Sex
by Amy Lang, The Queen of the Birds & Bees
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 […]
by Amy Lang, The Queen of the Birds & Bees
One day last summer, when Milo and I were walking home from his child care, he told me that some kids had found some graffiti under a slide. “They were laughing and everyone was going under to see it,” he said. “I think it started with an ‘F’.” Ah. The F-word. Now, sadly, Milo has […]
by Amy Lang, The Queen of the Birds & Bees
I did a great talk last night with Dr. Jessica Gillooly. She’s written a book, Before She Gets Her Period, a wonderful guide to guiding your girl through this change of life. Some tips from Jessica: Girls do want to learn about their periods from their mothers – dad will do in a pinch! Girls say […]
by Amy Lang, The Queen of the Birds & Bees
Great news from the Guttmacher Institute this week – it seems that publicly funded planning clinics have a positive impact on our entire community, preventing nearly 2 million unplanned pregnancies and almost 1 million abortions each year. Wow. Them’s big numbers. And since we are all freaking out about the economy these days, how about […]
by Amy Lang, The Queen of the Birds & Bees
Have you noticed how everything is sexy these days? The iPhone, those teenage girls, Bratz dolls, my new boots and, perversely, the eight year old on the playground in her tiny miniskirt and boots. Sexy is everywhere and it’s one of those things your kids should know about – what it means, that is. “Sexy” […]
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