A “safe adult” is someone you trust, who shares your values and your child sees fairly frequently. At our house, Milo’s safe adults are me, his dad, his grandma, my sister-in-law and his best friend’s mom. By letting them know who their safe adults are, kids have someone they can confide in who has their […]
How to Start the Sex Talks with Your Kids
Wondering how to start the sex talks?! I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again! Get a book! Find my favorites here: Birds + Bees + Kids Bookstore. Early Childhood (Birth to 8) I got this really fun book all about bodies and how babies are made! Let’s read it. Sex or making love isn’t […]
Progressive Parents Talk About Sex!
As some of you know, I’ve been casting about for a name for my most recent book. I’ve tried several on and think I’ve finally found the perfect name. Say What?! The Birds and Bees for Progressive Parents – What to say and how to say it! Ta-da! Let the complaining begin! I’ll do it […]
Boy Confirms Parents Best Source for Sex Education
As I was chatting with my spouse, Kerry, about the Poison Porn – Your Boys and Porn talk I did last week with my pal Jo Langford, I mentioned that boys say they want to hear more, more, more from their parents. Someone short around here was also listening and he piped up and said, […]
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 […]
