January 22 is the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision – confirming the right of American women to terminate their pregnancies. If you know me at all, you know I am pro-choice. Regardless of your beliefs about abortion, you need to talk to your children about what it is and your beliefs about abortion. […]
US Teen Birth Rate is Definately Up!
Researchers were beginning to see some leveling off of the drop in teen birth rates a couple of years ago and now we have the numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and they aren’t pretty. Birth rates for teens aged 15 to 19 rose by 3.5 percent in 2006. This is the largest growth […]
Not so Private Privates
Milo is going to be quaking in a corner with embarrassment someday, and it’ll all be because of me. It’s not enough that I talk about sex for a living; I have to tell tales about him too. My parents are here, visiting for the holidays and my mom reminded me of one of Milo’s […]
So Sexy So Soon
I just finished this amazing book about what the authors call “sexualized childhood” and I am more inspired than ever to help parents help their kids. One thing I took away from this book is something I hope you will be able to take to heart – it’s not your fault. Did you hear me? […]
World AIDS Day is Today
All I want you to know is that the HIV rate in the US among people aged 13 to 25 increased from 13% of all new infections to 16% in the last two years. Ouch. Once your kids are 12 or so, when you say sex, say condom.
