School is just around the corner (or may have just started) and, as you may remember, kids talk about sex! This is focused on 5 – 11 year-olds. “School readiness” should also include sex-talk readiness so that your child will see you as their go-to sexpert; come to you when they hear something crazy or […]
Episode 18 — Dad Not Cool With Bi-Sexual Daughter and Explaining Periods to 5-Year-Olds
Dad Not Cool With Bi-Sexual Daughter and Explaining Periods to 5-Year-Olds In this episode a stepmom wonders how to handle her husband’s freak out about his bi-sexual daughter and what to do about the girls bible-thumping, homophobe bio-mom. Also, a mom of 5-year-old twins wants to know how to explain periods, since their older sister’s […]
How Do I Navigate Through Teenage Waters?
Some advice from a recent email response that just might be relevant to you! Q: My 15 year old daughter is in a close relationship with a wonderful person who is non-binary, considers themself lesbian, and was assigned female at Birth. They have known each other since 6th grade, and began a dating relationship last […]
“Sexy” Little Girls = Shame, Eating Disorders + Poor Sexual Health
I’m working on my book of scripts and have included a few about the sexualization of girls. I ended up re-reading the awesome report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls and you should read it too. That headline up there? That’s just some of the impact when girls internalize sexualization – […]
Sex Talk Commandment #4 – Tips for the Birds & Bees Talks
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