Here in Washington (#34) I’ve been talking to some lovely folks in Georgia (#12), Tennessee (#7) and Florida (#21) about getting my work (and self) into their hands for a little parent education. I thought you’d like to see where your state ranks when it comes to teen pregnancy. Just for the record, in case […]
How to Explain An Orgasm To Your Kids!
Who doesn’t love an orgasm? Orgasms explain why we are so interested in sex – the end-run “goal” of sex is to get off, right? Orgasm can be tricky to explain in some ways because it’s a personal experience. There are physiological things that happen for both sexes, but I’m going to skip the technical […]
4 Tips For Talking To Kids About Sex
1) Relax. They will pick up on your anxiety, especially if they are older than 7 or so. YOU are the one bringing a lifetime of experience to the conversation and this can make you tense, afraid, and anxious because you know how sex can be both great and awful. Calm down and step up. […]
Movie Rating System Demystified
I just saw Bad Teacher (this URL is to a detailed description of the movie) a very highbrow flick involving so much use of the f-bomb in context I was wowed. I may have been a little over sensitive to they f-bomb and it’s use because there was a 9 or 10 year old boy […]
Sex Ed and the Special Ed Kid*
Parents often ask me how to talk to their developmentally and physically disabled children about sex. It’s a good question – it seems like something that should happen differently than with their other kids, but it’s not that much different. These kids need the same information as every other kid, the only difference being a […]
