Beginner Sometimes people look at videos of people having sex. This is called porn or pornography, and it is definitely not for kids. Your heart and mind aren’t ready to see this kind of thing because kids aren’t ready for sex. It can be scary and confusing. The rule in our family is that if […]
Episode 28 — Birth Control and Porn in 2nd Grade
Episode 28 — Birth Control and Porn in 2nd Grade In this episode, Amy gives advice to a dad who is going to ask his daughter to start taking birth control. Also, Amy gives a mom some pointers on how to talk to school officials about the fact that her second grader has been hearing […]
Episode 24 — Young Lovin’ and Porny Music Videos
Episode 24 — Young Lovin’ and Porny Music Videos In this episode, a mom hopes her 13-year-old daughter isn’t having sex but wants to be prepared if she is and another mom talks about the way that her 13-year-old and 10-year-old sons got around her monitoring software to watch porn. Here is the video mentioned […]
18+ New Rules For Boys’ Sexual Health
Here you go, my thoughts on the new and improved ways we should be talking with boys about sexuality. Just like girls, there’s a bunch of old rules that need to be junked so all kids can grow up to be whole and healthy adults. Peggy Orenstein’s new book, Boys & Sex has tons more […]
GUEST POST: HAVE YOUR KIDS SEEN PORN?
By Kristen A Jenson Do parents usually know if their child has seen pornography? It’s an interesting question! Brand-new research from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) found some thought-provoking answers: Only 25% of parents thought their children had ever seen pornography, but in reality 53% of their children said they had seen it. The difference between parents’ beliefs and kids’ […]