If your child is in elementary school, there is an excellent chance she will have an answer for you. Even if you haven’t explained what sex actually is. Those young ‘uns talk to each other, you know. And the ones that aren’t talking are listening. And perhaps you had your own answer to this question […]
Sex on TV
I’m finishing up my first draft of my Guidebook for parents and have been working on the tedious task of putting together my reference list. Last week, I was spending time at the Kaiser Family Foundation website reading up on TV and kids. They have done several studies on media and kids and it was […]
Borrowing Babies
Remember when your babies were newborns and you had that moment of “what on earth am I doing with a BABY?! What was I thinking?! I don’t have a clue what to do with this little human!?” Well, NBC is filming it all – freakouts, tears, panic, joy and relief – as six teenaged couples […]
Ironman, Ironman
Yesterday, I went to the movies with my big brother, Tom. We went to see Ironman because, well, we both like that stuff and our spouses weren’t interested. I, by the way, will see pretty much any movie ever made…which can be a problem when the film is truly awful. I was shocked and dismayed […]
The “Train” Goes in the “Tunnel”
I just watched Dr. Phil and he was hosting his pal, John Chirban, PhD, who was there help parents talk to kids about my favorite topic. He was promoting Dr. Chirban’s new book, What’s Love Got to Do with IT? Yet another book about how to talk to kids about sex. I suspect this one […]
