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. […]
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 […]
We Are Holy Sexual Beings: A Poem for Believers
This is the poem/prayer Amy Johnson read during our teleclass yesterday. You can buy the recording of the class here. WE ARE HOLY SEXUAL BEINGS We are holy sexual beings! Created in the very image of God! Divinely and precisely made. Knit together in our mothers’ wombs. Each with an exquisite pattern of our very […]
Did you have sex as a teenager?
What if your kid asks you this question? Or if you and your spouse or partner do it? Or if grandma and grandpa? Or teenagers? Or their teacher? It’s a good idea to decide how you want to answer personal questions about your sex life before they ask. You don’t have to tell all – […]
Sex Ed at School
Do you remember your sex ed classes from school? Did you have any? Most of us have some vague memory of either being split up (boys and girls) and shown a movie or a film strip. We had sex ed in 6th grade and all I can remember is something about salmon spawning…which I think […]
