When do you think teens should start using birth control? Hey Amy! When do you think teens should start using birth control? I am 30 and my little sister is 15. Our parents did a terrible job of talking to me about sex and I am pretty certain they are repeating the past with my […]
Steamy Teen Fiction Full of Sex and Romance
The Safe Way For Them To Get Their Rocks Off Guest blogger: Heather Booth, the author of Serving Teens Through Reader’s Advisory (ALA Editions, 2007) and a contributor at the Teen Librarian Toolbox blog offers a great list of steamy teen fiction full of sex and romance. Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland Great for […]
Teach Your Kids How to Say Yes to Sex
Guest Blog: By Gina Lepore, MEd What Is Affirmative Consent? Affirmative consent means that both people in a sexual encounter clearly and freely agree to participate. To agree “clearly and freely,” both people must be awake, aware and able to make decisions. Both need to keep checking in an ongoing way to be sure consent […]
Put Your Teen Daughter On Long Acting Birth Control ASAP, Damn It!
If I had a daughter I would put her on birth control after she has her period for about a year and/or is 14 or 15. Radical? Maybe. I love the idea of establishing use of birth control as a normal and important part of her health care.
Girls Who Have Close Relationships with Their Moms Wait for Sex
Good news! The closer the relationship to your daughter, the more likely she is to wait for sex!
